Evangelista Torricelli
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Mathematics, Mathematicians, Scientists, Inventors, Physics, Physicists
- Curriculum: Italian History, 17th Century European History
Article abstract: Torricelli extended Galileo’s system of mechanics to fluids, developed Torricelli’s theorem, which mathematically calculates the velocity of liquid emerging from an opening in a vessel, and invented the barometer. He also stands among the founders of modern integral and differential calculus.
Early Life
Evangelista Torricelli was the eldest of three children born to Gaspare Torricelli, a textile artisan, and his wife, Caterina Angetti. Possessing only moderate income, Torricelli sent his talented young son to his uncle, who directed...
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