Gabrio Piola

Gabrio Piola (* 1794 in Milan, † 1850 in Giussano ( Province of Monza ) ) was an Italian mathematician and physicist. After him was a physical quantity, the Piola -Kirchhoff stress tensor, named.

Piola is descended from a noble family from Giussano.

In physics, he has made ​​a name in the doctrine of the mechanics of the forces on the body.

Honors

According to him, a court in Milan is named. In addition, a stop of the Milan metro is named after him on the line 2: Piola MM

In physics, the Piola -Kirchhoff stress tensor is named after Gustav Robert Kirchhoff and Gabri Piola.

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