Georges Charpy | |
Birth Name: | Augustin Georges Albert Charpy |
Birth Date: | 1865 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Oullins, Rhône, France |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Nationality: | French |
Field: | Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Chemistry, Physics |
Work Institution: | École Monge (1887), École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (1920), École Polytechnique (1922) |
Known For: | Charpy impact test |
Augustin Georges 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. He died of a heart attack in Paris, France.