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Charles Algernon Parsons, English engineer, founded C. A. Parsons and Company (died 1931)
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Charles Algernon Parsons
Anglo-Irish mechanical engineer and inventor (1854–1931)
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons 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. He worked as an engineer on dynamo and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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