Georges Charpy
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| Georges Charpy | |
| Born | September 1, 1865 Oullins, Rhône, France |
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| Died | November 25, 1945 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Residence | France |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, |
| Institutions | École Monge (1887), École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (1920), École Polytechnique (1922) |
| Known for | Charpy impact test |
Georges Charpy (September 1, 1865 – November 25, 1945) is the French scientist who created the Charpy impact test. His full name is Georges Augustin Albert Charpy. 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.
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- Annales des Mines. George Augustin Albert CHARPY (1865-1945). Retrieved on 2007-01-20.
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