Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron

Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron was a 19th-century French engineer and physicist known for his work in thermodynamics. He formulated the Clapeyron equation, which describes how the pressure and temperature relate during phase changes like melting or boiling. This helps scientists understand and predict the behavior of substances as they change states. His work laid important groundwork for the development of the ideal gas law and advanced the study of heat and energy transfer, impacting various fields including engineering, meteorology, and physical chemistry.