Pierre Duhem

Philosopher, Author

1861 – 1916

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Who was Pierre Duhem?

Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem was a French physicist, mathematician, historian and philosopher of science, best known for his writings on the indeterminacy of experimental criteria and on scientific development in the Middle Ages. Duhem also made major contributions to the science of his day, particularly in the fields of hydrodynamics, elasticity, and thermodynamics.

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Born
Jun 9, 1861
Paris
Also known as
  • Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem
Profession
Education
  • École Normale Supérieure
Died
Sep 14, 1916
Cabrespine

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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