Foucault

Foucault is the surname of the following persons ( the corresponding adjective is in French foucaldien ):

• Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (1819-1868), French physicist
• Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French historian and philosopher
• Nicolas- Joseph Foucault (1643-1721), a French civil servant and collector of antiques
• Paul -André Foucault (1893-1954 o 1959), French physician

In the name of the form Foucauld:

• Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916), founder of the order
• Pierre Foucauld constructed in 1839 a typewriter for Braille

Furthermore, Foucault stands for:

• A Foucault pendulum, developed by Jean Bernard Léon Foucault
• A lunar crater, see Foucault ( crater)
• Foucault current, usually called the German eddy current

FOUCAULT is

• The name of a locomotive of type Ib ÖNWB

See also:

• Foucault - Habermas Debate

• Disambiguation