FOREST, Fernand (1851 - 1914)

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French inventor. Propulsion specialist, he played an important part in the history of the automobile.

Propulsion specialist, he played an important part in the history of the automobile.
He is considered as the father of the combustion engine. He had experienced mechanical creations mainly on boats, the applications concerned not only the naval engine, but also the automotive and aviation. He is also the inventor of the tangent spoked wheel, even though he never had any benefit from this invention. After an apprenticeship as a mechanic at Thiers (Puy-de-Dôme), he moved to Paris in 1874. He quickly became an independent inventor living with the rights of its patents. 135 of 156 the 1901's Paris Motor Show exhibitors had the Forest's license. He was decorated with the French Legion of Honour in 1912. He died accidentally at the age of 62 at the motor boats meeting in Monaco, where he had one of his models. He is buried at Suresnes.

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FOREST, Fernand

Geschichte

* 10.10.1851	Clermont-Ferrand	geboren
1880		Invention et brevet : première magnéto d'allumage basse tension et bougie.
1881		Invention et brevet : premier moteur à pétrole.
1883		Invention et brevet : moteur à deux cylindres vertical.
1886		Invention et brevet : moteur à deux cylindres monobloc.
1888		Invention et brevet : conception d'un moteur en étoile rotatif à sept cylindres (échec technique).
1888		Invention et brevet : moteur à six cylindres en ligne.
1890		Invention et brevet: brevet du moteur à quatre cylindres et à quatre temps.
1901		Invention et brevet : sous-marin à propulsion.
1907		Invention et brevet: brevet de la boite de vitesse automatique
1912		Il est décoré de la Légion d'honneur.
† 12.04.1914	Monaco	gestorben

Sammlungen

Industrialisierung von ca. 1850-1920

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DMG-Lib		https://www.dmg-lib.org/dmglib/handler?biogr=24752004
Europeana		http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/2020801/dmglib_handler_biogr_24752004.html

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FOREST, Fernand (1851 - 1914)