Denis Papin

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Denis Papin was a French physicist and inventor best known for pioneering the steam digester, an early pressure cooker that contributed to the development of steam power.

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instanceOf engineer
human
inventor
physicist
countryOfBirth Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1647-08-22
dateOfDeath c. 1713
educatedAt University of Angers NERFINISHED
employer University of Marburg NERFINISHED
era 17th century
early 18th century
ethnicGroup French
fieldOfWork mechanical engineering
physics
thermodynamics
hasAcademicDegree Doctor of Medicine
influenced development of steam engines
influencedBy Christiaan Huygens NERFINISHED
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED
knownFor contributions to the development of steam power
pioneering the steam digester
languageOfWorkOrName French
Latin
memberOf Royal Society
movement Scientific Revolution NERFINISHED
notableInvention early steam engine components
safety valve
notableWork steam digester
“A New Digester or Engine for Softening Bones” NERFINISHED
occupation inventor
physicist
university teacher
placeOfBirth Blois NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
workedFor Christiaan Huygens NERFINISHED
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

Marburg NERFINISHED
Paris

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