Denis Papin
French physicist, mathematician and inventor (1647–1713)
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Denis Papin was a French scientist of the late 1600s and early 1700s who made important contributions to physics and invention. He is best known for developing early steam engine technology and the pressure cooker, innovations that helped lay the groundwork for the Industrial Revolution.
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- Born
- 1900
- Died
- 1713-08-26
- Works
- 18
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Denis Papin FRS ( French pronunciation: [dəni papɛ̃]; 22 August 1647 – 26 August 1713) was a French Huguenot physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the pressure cooker, the steam engine, the centrifugal pump, and a submersible boat.
He started his career in his native France, before emigrating to London, in 1675, and rising to being on the staff of the Royal Society, in 1684. As a Huguenot, he was stripped of his French citizenship, and denied a return to France after Louis XIV invoked the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685. From 1687-1707 he held a position as a mathematics professor of the University of Marburg, Germany, before returning to England the last 5 years of his life. In spite of his many discoveries he died a pauper, and the date of his death and burial site were lost for 303 years.