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• Papin, Denis — SUBJECT AREA: Domestic appliances and interiors [br] b. 22 August 1647 Blois, Loire et Cher, France d. 1712 London, England [br] French mathematician and physicist, inventor of the pressure cooker. [br] Largely educated by his father, he worked… …   Biographical history of technology

• Papin, Denis — (1647 1714)    inventor    Born in Chitenay, near Blois, Denis Papin was the first to discover the elastic power of water vapor and spent the rest of his life inventing and perfecting various machines that employed that power. Forced into exile… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

• Papin, Denis — ▪ British physicist born Aug. 22, 1647, Blois, Fr. died c. 1712, , London, Eng.  French born British physicist who invented the pressure cooker and suggested the first cylinder and piston steam engine. Though his design was not practical, it was… …   Universalium

• Papin, Denis — ► (1647 1712) Físico francés. Inventó el digestor, conocido como marmita de Papin. Fue un precursor de la máquina de vapor …   Enciclopedia Universal

• PAPIN, DENIS —    French physicist, born at Blois, practised medicine at Angers; came to England and assisted Boyle in his experiments, made a special study of the expansive power of steam and its motive power, invented a steam digester with a safety valve,… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Denis Papin — um 1706 Denis Papin (* 22. August 1647 in Blois, Frankreich; † vermutlich 1712 in London), war Physiker, Mathematiker und Erfinder und erlangte Bekanntheit für seine Pionierarbeiten zur Entwicklung der Dampfmaschine, des Schnellkochtopfes …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Denis Papin — Denis Papin, unknown artist, 1689. Born 22 August 1647 Chitenay (presen …   Wikipedia

• Denis Papin — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Denis Papin Denis Papin (Blois, 22 de agosto de 1647 c. 1712) fue un físico e inventor francés. Contenido …   Wikipedia Español

• PAPIN (D.) — PAPIN DENIS (1647 1714) Inventeur et physicien français né à Chitenay, près de Blois, et mort à Londres. Abandonnées depuis Héron d’Alexandrie (IIIe s.), les recherches sur la vapeur sont reprises, au XVIIe siècle, après la découverte, toute… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Papin — (Denis) (1647 1714) physicien français. Il découvrit la force élastique de la vapeur. Il inventa l autocuiseur et sa soupape de sûreté (marmite de Papin) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Denis Papin — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Papin. Denis Papin …   Wikipédia en Français