Practicability
131Papin, Denis — ▪ British physicist born Aug. 22, 1647, Blois, Fr. died c. 1712, , London, Eng. French born British physicist who invented the pressure cooker and suggested the first cylinder and piston steam engine. Though his design was not practical, it was… …
132Van Depoele, Charles Joseph — ▪ American inventor born April 27, 1846, Lichtervelde, Belg. died March 18, 1892, Lynn, Mass., U.S. Belgian born American inventor who demonstrated the practicability of electrical traction (1874) and patented an electric railway (1883).… …
