Georges Charpy Explained

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.

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