Christiaan Huygens

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Christiaan Huygens FRS (/ˈhaɪɡənz, ˈhɔɪ-/ HY-gənz, HOY-; Dutch: [ˈɦœyɣə(n)s]; Latin: Hugenius; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch physicist, mathematician, astronomer and inventor, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time and a major figure in the scientific revolution. Continue reading →

Blaise Pascal

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Blaise Pascal (/pæˈskæl, pɑːˈskɑːl/; French: [blɛz paskal]; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic theologian. Continue reading →

Invention of the Piston Engine

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Christiaan Huygens, the Dutch scientist invented the piston engine in 1673. Continue reading →

Pascal Invents First Hydraulic Press

January 20, 2019January 7, 2019Leave a comment

Blaise Pascal, French scientist, mathematician and philosopher invents the first hydraulic press in 1647. Continue reading →

Dam In Continuous Use

November 30, 2018November 24, 2018Leave a comment

A rock-filled dam on the Orontes River in Syria, is thought to be dated from 1300 BCE, thus being a dam still in continuous use. Continue reading →

Jean-Joseph-Etienne Lenoir

October 24, 2018August 26, 2018Leave a comment

Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir also known as Jean J. Lenoir (12 January 1822 – 4 August 1900) was a Belgian engineer who developed the internal combustion engine in 1858. Continue reading →

The Spark Plug We Love

September 14, 2018August 26, 2018Leave a comment

Spark plug was created by Jean-Joseph-Etienne Lenoir, an Belgian-born engineer working in France, 1885. He developed the first practical internal combustion engine and a sparking device. Continue reading →

Internal Combustion Engine Patented 1860

August 27, 2018July 26, 2018Leave a comment

The first commercially successful internal combustion engine was patented in 1860 by Jean-Joseph-Etienne Lenoir, a Belgian engineer while experimenting in his Paris workshop. Continue reading →

Giambattista della Porta

August 17, 2018August 26, 2018Leave a comment

Giambattista della Porta (Italian pronunciation: [dÊ’ambatËˆtista ËŒdelËa ËˆpÉ”rta]) (1535 â€“ 4 February 1615), also known as Giovanni Battista Della Porta, was an Italian scholar, polymath and playwright who lived in Naples at the time of the Scientific Revolution and Reformation.
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