Denis Papin

Denis Papin FRS was a French Huguenot physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the pressure cooker, the steam engine, the centrifugal pump, and a submersible boat.

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Who was born first?

• Denis Papin was born 3 years before Thomas Savery
• Denis Papin was born 8 years before Bartolomeo Cristofori
• Denis Papin was born 8 years before Johann Christoph Denner
• Denis Papin was born 9 years after James Gregory
• Denis Papin was born 10 years after Jan van der Heyden

Timeline

1. Jan van der HeydenMarch 5, 1637 – March 28, 1712
2. James GregoryNovember 1638 – October 1675
3. Denis Papin (this page)August 22, 1647 – August 26, 1713
4. Thomas Savery1650 – May 1715
5. Bartolomeo CristoforiMay 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731
6. Johann Christoph DennerAugust 13, 1655 – April 1707

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