Simeon Denis Poisson

Simeon Denis Poisson was a 19th-century French mathematician known for his work in areas such as probability, mechanics, and electromagnetism. He contributed to the development of probability theory by introducing concepts like the Poisson distribution, which models the number of events occurring in a fixed interval when events happen randomly and independently. His work helped formalize many mathematical tools used in physics and engineering. Poisson’s insights advanced our understanding of how systems behave under uncertainty and contributed significantly to the mathematical foundation of various scientific fields.