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Georges Charpy

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Georges Charpy
Born
Georges Augustin Albert Charpy

(1865-09-01)1 September 1865
Died25 November 1945(1945-11-25) (aged 80)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forCharpy impact test
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Chemistry, Physics
InstitutionsÉcole Monge (1887), École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (1920), École Polytechnique (1922)

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.

References

  • Annales des Mines. "George Augustin Albert CHARPY (1865-1945)". Retrieved 2007-01-20.