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SAUVAGE, Louis Frédéric
In a public demonstration with a small boat on January 15, 1832 in Honfleur, he was able to show that a propeller is more efficient than the standard paddle-wheels located on the sides of the boat. However, he was not able to interest the French Navy in his idea and when he tried to develop it commercially on his own he was not successful, went bankrupt and landed in debtor’s prison for a time. To…
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- Europeana
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Type of item
- person
Date
- 1786 - 1857
- 1786/1857
Creator
- Europeana
- DMG-Lib.org
Type of item
- person
Date
- 1786 - 1857
- 1786/1857
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Language
- en
- fr
Relations
- French Institute for Advanced Mechanics, France
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- Europe
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First time published on Europeana
- 2013-11-25T16:30:54.955Z
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- 2013-11-25T16:30:54.955Z