What year was Stokes born?
1829
1819
1809
1839
Answer
1819 was the year of George Stokes' birth. Stokes was an Irish mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to fluid mechanics, including the development of the Navier-Stokes equations that describe the motion of viscous fluids. He also conducted research in optics, acoustics, and elasticity, and is credited with the discovery of fluorescence. Stokes' work laid the foundation for many modern advancements in engineering and physics.
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