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Gustave Trouve

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

Gustave Trouve

By Kevin Desmond

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About the book

In the latter half of the 19th century Gustave Pierre Trouve, a modest but brilliant Parisian electrical engineer, conceived and patented some 75 inventions, including the endoscope, the electric car and the frontal headlamp. He also designed an electric boat - complete with outboard motor, headlight and horn - an electric rifle, an electric piano and a luminous fountain, and developed wearable technology and ultraviolet light (PUVA) therapy.Unlike his famous contemporary Nikola Tesla, who worke...Show more

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9780786497096

Publisher

McFarland & Co Inc

Published year

2015

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1

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Gustave Trouve

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