Gustaf de Laval

Gustaf de Laval
de Laval 1875
Born9 May 1845
Orsa, Dalarna, Sweden
Died2 February 1913 (aged 67)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Alma mater
Known forSteam turbines, dairy machinery, and the de Laval nozzle for rocket engines
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Karl Gustaf Patrik de Laval (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɵ̂sːtav laˈvalː] ; 9 May 1845 – 2 February 1913) was a Swedish engineer and inventor who made important contributions to the design of steam turbines and centrifugal separation machinery for dairy.