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Arthur Morin was a student at the École Polytechnique and took up a military career, becoming professor at Metz. Then, in 1839, he became professor at Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers, becoming its director in 1849.
Morin was an applied mathematician and he wrote on friction and hydraulics, in particular writing on turbines and water-wheels.
Article by: J J O'Connor and E F Robertson
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