Charles Algernon Parsons
Anglo-Irish mechanical engineer and inventor (1854–1931)
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons (13 June 1854 – 11 February 1931) was an Anglo-Irish mechanical engineer and inventor who designed the modern steam turbine in 1884. His invention revolutionised marine propulsion, and he was also the founder of C. A. Parsons and Company, developing and building Turbinia (1894), the first steam turbine-powered steamship.2
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Born Jun 13, 1854, died Feb 11, 1931.1
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