Emilie Duchatelet

About

French mathematician and physicist who is best known for her translation of Issac Newton's Principia Mathematica.

Before Fame

She was formally educated and was considered a mathematical prodigy at a young age.

Trivia

She published a scientific paper on heat and light in 1737.

Family Life

She married Marquis Florent-Claude du Chastellet-Lomont on June 12, 1725 when she was 18, and they had three children together.

Associated With

She had a close relationship with Candide author Voltaire.