Georges Charpy
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| Georges Charpy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 September 1865 Oullins, Rhône, France |
| Died | 25 November 1945 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Residence | France |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Chemistry, Physics |
| Institutions | École Monge (1887), École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (1920), École Polytechnique (1922) |
| Known for | Charpy impact test |
Georges Charpy, full name Georges Augustin Albert Charpy (1 September 1865 – 25 November 1945) was the French scientist who created the Charpy impact test. He attended École Polytechnique from 1885 to 1887 and graduated with a degree in Marine Artillery. In 1887 he became a professor at École Monge. In 1892 he published his physics thesis. In 1920 he became a professor of metallurgy at École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris. In 1922 he became the professor of general chemistry at École Polytechnique.
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- Annales des Mines. "George Augustin Albert CHARPY (1865-1945)". http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.annales.org/archives/x/charpy.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522georges%2Bcharpy%2522%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DFoc%26sa%3DG. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
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