Award
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q47210 · wikidata
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Arthur Morin
1795-10-17 – 1880-02-07
Life & Legacy
Arthur Jules Morin (19 October 1795 – 7 February 1880) was a French physicist. He conducted experiments in mechanics and invented the Morin dynamometer. He introduced the term coefficient of friction and demonstrated its utility.
In 1850, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. His name is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower. He was conferred with Honorary Membership of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland in 1859.[1] He was named as one of the 23 "Men of Tribology" by Duncan Dowson.
Occupation & Career
military engineer, engineer, scientist, military officer, university teacher, executive, inventor
Education
École polytechnique; Lycée Louis-le-Grand; École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in Metz; Collège Sainte-Barbe
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour; 72 names on the Eiffel Tower
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
72 names on the Eiffel Tower · Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Employer
Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers · École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in Metz · École polytechnique
Organizations & Memberships
Académie nationale de Metz · Academy of Sciences of Turin · Accademia dei Georgofili · Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei · French Academy of Sciences · Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society · Pontificia Accademia dei Nuovi Lincei · Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences · Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences · Société des arts de Genève · Société des ingénieurs civils de France · Société industrielle de Mulhouse
Education & Institutions
Collège Sainte-Barbe · École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in Metz · École polytechnique · Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Verified Legacy Record
Award
72 names on the Eiffel Tower
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q47210 · wikidata
Family Mother
Eulalie Morin
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q47210 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q47210 — wikidata View source
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