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French engineer and chemist, inventor of illuminating gas.
While employed as an engineer at Angoulême, Lebon was called to be professor of mechanics at the School of Bridges and Highways in Paris. In 1797 he began work that led to his invention of gas lighting and heating. His “thermolampe,” which he patented and exhibited in 1799. Invited to aid in preparations for the coronation of Napoleon I in 1804, he was murdered by prowlers on the day of the ceremony.
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variant spelling:
LEBON, Philippe
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Curriculum vitae
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* 29.05.1767
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Brachay
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born
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1799
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Dépôt de brevet pour La thermolampe.
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1801
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An engine that improved Robert Steele's design. It used coal gas ignited by an electric spark. This was the first internal combustion engine. In current society the internal combustion is used in the modern car.
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† 02.12.1804
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Paris
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died
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