# Francis Thomas Bacon

> Francis Thomas "Tom" Bacon OBE FREng FRS was an English engineer who in 1932 developed the first practical hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell. It is used to generate power for space capsules and satellites.

*English engineer (1904-1992)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/francis-thomas-bacon

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1904-12-21
- **Died:** 1992-05-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.7 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 8.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 86.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Francis Bacon (wetenschapper, 1904)](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_(wetenschapper%2C_1904))
- [Francis Thomas Bacon](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Thomas_Bacon)
- [Francis Thomas Bacon](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Thomas_Bacon)
- [Francis Thomas Bacon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Thomas_Bacon)
- [Francis Thomas Bacon](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Thomas_Bacon)
- [Francis Thomas Bacon](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Thomas_Bacon)
- [Francis Thomas Bacon](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Thomas_Bacon)
- [Francis Thomas Bacon](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Thomas_Bacon)
- [フランシス・トーマス・ベーコン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3)
- [Francis Thomas Bacon](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Thomas_Bacon)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1336298)

---
Generated by Fame.am · https://fame.am/person/francis-thomas-bacon