D'Alembert, Jean Le Rond
(1717–1783)
JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERTD'ALEMBERT, JEAN LE RONDJEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT [* 1717-† 1783] At a time when considerable attention was being devoted to the science of music, the brilliant young mathematician and philosopher Jean le Rond d'Alembert emerged as a leading voice in the Parisian intellectual scene. The formulation of partial differential equations by which the vibrating string could be analyzed was among his mathematical accomplishments. D'Alembert was an influential member of the Académie…