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Paul Héroult

Paul Héroult
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Paul (Louis-Toussaint) Héroult was a French scientist. He was one of the inventors of the Hall-Héroult process for smelting aluminium, and developed the first successful commercial electric arc furnace. He lived in Thury-Harcourt, Normandy.

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  1. André BlondelAugust 28, 1863 – November 15, 1938
  2. Charles Martin HallDecember 6, 1863 – December 27, 1914
  3. Henry RoyceMarch 27, 1863 – April 22, 1933
  4. Leo BaekelandNovember 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944
  5. Paul Héroult (this page)April 10, 1863 – May 9, 1914
  6. Sergei Prokudin-GorskiiAugust 18, 1863 – September 27, 1944

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