Evangelista Torricelli

Evangelista Torricelli (15 October 1608 – 25 October 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician. He was a student of Galileo. He is known for his invention of the barometer. He is also known for improving the field of optics and his work on the method of indivisibles.

Evangelista Torricelli
Evangelista Torricelli by Lorenzo Lippi (c. 1647)
Born	Evangelista Torricelli (1608-10-15)15 October 1608 Rome, Papal States
Died	25 October 1647(1647-10-25) (aged 39) Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Barometer Torricelli's law Torricellian vacuum
Awards	Enrico Fermi Award (1966)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics, Mathematics
Institutions	University of Pisa

Torricelli died from typhoid fever in Florence on 25 October 1647 at the age of 39.

Evangelista Torricelli Media

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  Torricelli's statue in the Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze

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  Evangelista Torricelli portrayed on the frontpage of Lezioni d'Evangelista Torricelli

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  illustration de l'expérience de Torricelli sur la pression atmosphérique

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  Torricelli lunar crater map

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  Torricelli (S-512);0837310

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  Title page to a 1823 copy of Lezioni accademiche

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  1959 Evangelista Torricelli commemorative stamp of the U.S.S.R.