Dénis Papin
(1647-1712)

Professor of Mathematics, Professor of Physics, and inventor of the first steam-engine

Died aged c. 65

Denis Papin FRS (French pronunciation: ​[dəni papɛ̃]; 22 August 1647 – 26 August 1713) was a French physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the pressure cooker and of the steam engine.

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Dénis Papin Prof. d. Math. u. Physik 1688 - 1695 ersann in diesem Hause die erste Dampfmaschine.

Markt 15, Marburg, Germany where they invented the first steam-engine and stayed