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|Names=Zénobe-Théophile Gramme; Zénobe Gramme | |Names=Zénobe-Théophile Gramme; Zénobe Gramme | ||
|Birth date=1826-04-04 | |Birth date=1826-04-04 | ||
|Death date=1901-01-20 | |Death date=1901-01-20 | ||
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|Locations=Jehay-Bodegnée, Belgium; Bois-Colombes, Belgium | |Locations=Jehay-Bodegnée, Belgium; Bois-Colombes, Belgium | ||
| − | |Occupations=Engineer | + | |Occupations=Engineer; Electrical engineer |
|Tech areas=Propulsion; Electricity; Motors; Battery | |Tech areas=Propulsion; Electricity; Motors; Battery | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 12 March 2023
Zénobe-Théophile Gramme (4 April 1826 – 20 January 1901) was a Belgian electrical engineer. He was born at Jehay-Bodegnée on 4 April 1826, the sixth child of Mathieu-Joseph Gramme,[1][2] and died at Bois-Colombes on 20 January 1901. He invented the Gramme machine, a type of direct current dynamo capable of generating smoother (less AC) and much higher voltages than the dynamos known to that point.[3]
He was not properly an aero-inventor. We have him on hand because the airship La France was powered by a Gramme electric motor and in 1884, this being the first airship to return to its starting point on its own. The engine was powered by batteries.[4]
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| Names | Zénobe-Théophile Gramme; Zénobe Gramme |
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| Countries | BE |
| Locations | Jehay-Bodegnée, Belgium, Bois-Colombes, Belgium |
| Occupations | Engineer, Electrical engineer |
| Tech areas | Propulsion, Electricity, Motors, Battery |
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| Birth date | 1826-04-04 |
| Death date | 1901-01-20 |
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