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French aeronautical engineer. He is perhaps most famous for his invention of the Darrieus rotor, a wind turbine capable of operating from any direction and under adverse weather conditions, and the vertical-axis giromill.
He is perhaps most famous for his invention of the Darrieus rotor, a wind turbine capable of operating from any direction and under adverse weather conditions, and the vertical-axis giromill.
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variant spelling:
DARRIEUS, Georges
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History
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* 24.09.1888
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Toulon
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born
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1910
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Diplômé de l'école Centrale.
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1912
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Toulouse
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Développement de la Compagnie electromécanique.
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1912
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Toulouse
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Licence de physique à l'Institut Electrotechnique.
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1912 - 1978
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Auteur de plus de 50 brevets et 700 applications ou notes internes au Groupe Brown Boveri.
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1914
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Lieutenant d'Artillerie.
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1931
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Dépose le brevet de son éolienne à axe vertical, robuste et indépendante de la direction du vent.
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1960
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Membre de l'Académie des sciences.
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† 15.07.1979
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Saint-Vérand, Rhône
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died
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