Augustin Mouchot

Augustin Mouchot
Born(1825-04-07)7 April 1825
Semur-en-Auxois, France
Died4 October 1912(1912-10-04) (aged 87)
Paris, France
Known forPioneering solar energy research
AwardsGold Medal, Class 54, Paris World Exhibition (1878), Lauréat de l'Institut de France (1891, 1892)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Physics
InstitutionsMorvan 1845-49, Alençon 1853-62, Rennes and Tours 1864-71

Augustin Mouchot (/muːˈʃoʊ/; French: [muʃo]; 7 April 1825 – 4 October 1912) was a 19th-century French inventor of the earliest solar-powered engine, converting solar energy into mechanical steam power.

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