Georges Claude | |
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Born | Paris, France | 24 September 1870
Died | 23 May 1960[1] Saint-Cloud, France | (aged 89)
Known for | Claude cycle Neon lighting Ocean energy conversion |
Awards | Leconte Prize (1921) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Engineering |
Georges Claude (24 September 1870 – 23 May 1960) was a French engineer and inventor. He is noted for his early work on the industrial liquefaction of air, for the invention and commercialization of neon lighting, and for a large experiment on generating energy by pumping cold seawater up from the depths.[2] He has been considered by some to be "the Edison of France".[3][4] Claude was an active collaborator with the German occupiers of France during the Second World War, for which he was imprisoned in 1945 and stripped of his honors.[2][3][5]
Paris, Monday. George Claude, French scientist and inventor, whose discoveries made neon light possible, died to-day– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)