Paul-Gustave Froment
Paul-Gustave Froment (born March 3, 1815 in Paris , † 1865 ) was a French mechanic and inventor .
Froment attended the Lycée Louis-le-Grand . He had a fondness for mechanics, at the age of 15 he built a clock from the most primitive means, which prompted his father to let him study at the École polytechnique in Paris. After discovering a machine that Hippolyte Pixii had put together from a horseshoe magnet and electromagnet in 1833 , he built an electric motor during his vacation. To understand Watt's steam engine, he built a model. He continued his studies in Manchester, where he tried to capture pictures with a pinhole camera in early 1839.
His intention to build steam engines in France fails due to funding. Around 1843 he constructed an electric motor that already delivered some power. He then built a pointer and a piano telegraph, improved the electric loom of Gaetan Bonelli (US Patent 12,050 of Dec. 12, 1854) of Turin and helped Hughes improve his writing telegraph.
In 1854, he built a simpler and improved version of Shepherd's electromechanical clock.
His grave is in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris .
Individual proof
Web links
- Appreciation on the side of the friends of the library of the École polytechnique (French)
- Information on a page about the Père Lachaise cemetery (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Froment, Paul-Gustave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French mechanic and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1865 |