Denis Papin

Denis Papin
Denis Papin, unknown artist, 1689
Born(1647-08-22)22 August 1647
Chitenay, now Loir-et-Cher, France
Died26 August 1713(1713-08-26) (aged 66)
NationalityFrench
EducationUniversity of Angers
Known forSteam digester
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Marburg

Denis Papin FRS (French pronunciation: [dəni papɛ̃]; 22 August 1647 – 26 August 1713)[1] was a French physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the pressure cooker and of the steam engine.[2][3]

  1. ^ Excerpt from St Bride's Register Marriages Burrials
  2. ^ Hindle, Brooke; Lubar, Steven (1986). Engines of Change: The American Industrial Revolution 1790-1860. Washington, DC and London: Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 0-87474-540-3.
  3. ^ Acta Eruditorum. Leipzig. 1689. p. 96.