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Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur invented pasteurization and discovered the germ theory of disease.

Famous Inventors : A to Z
History information and patents on famous inventors - use alphabetical index that helps you find facts and biographies fast.

Steam Turbines - Charles Parsons
Charles Parsons patented his new steam turbine engine on April 1884 and immediately uses the engine to drive an electrical generator which he also designs.

George Pullman 1831-1897
The Pullman Sleeping Car was invented by George Pullman in 1857.

Slavoljub Eduard Penkala 1871 - 1922
Biography of Slavoljub Eduard Penkala - inventor and engineer with eighty patents.

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