PIERRE-SIMON LAPLACE

WHAT DID HE STUDY?

• Pierre-Simon Laplace was an astronomer and a mathematician.
• Taught at École Militaries (1769-1776)
• Went to school at the University of Caen

BACKGROUND

• Born on March 23, 1749
• Died on March 5, 1827 at the age of 78
• Lived in Paris, France
• Fathers name was Pierre Laplace
• Mothers name was Marie-Anne Sochon
• Spouses name was Marie-Charlotte de Courty de Romanges
• Had 2 children

FAMOUS DISCOVERIES

• Black Holes
• Bayesian Probability
• Laplace's Equation
• Laplace's Distribution

WHO HELPED HIM

• The person that helped him or inspired him to start his studies was Sir Isaac Newton.

WHAT WENT ON DURING HIS TIME PERIOD

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Gauss
• Mill
• Darwin