Georges Claude | |
|---|---|
 Georges Claude in 1926 | |
| Born | 24 September 1870 Paris, France |
| Died | 23 May 1960 (aged 89)[1] Saint-Cloud, France |
| 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]
- ^ "M. George Claude". The Scotsman. 24 May 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
Paris, Monday. George Claude, French scientist and inventor, whose discoveries made neon light possible, died to-day
– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required) - ^ a b "Georges Claude, Inventor, Dies; Creator of Neon Light was 89". The New York Times. 24 May 1960. p. 37. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ a b "France: Paranoia?". Time. 9 July 1945.
- ^ Chiles, James (Winter 2009). "The Other Renewable Energy". American Heritage of Invention & Technology. 23 (4): 24–35. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009.
- ^ Venner, Dominique (2000). Histoire de la collaboration [History of the Collaboration] (in French). Pygmalion-Gérard Watelet. ISBN 978-2-85704-642-4.