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Anatole Mallet

Swiss mechanical engineer (1837-1919) · Switzerland · On the map · Scientists · Died at 82

Jules Theodore Anatole Mallet was a Swiss mechanical engineer, who was the inventor of the first successful compound system for a railway steam locomotive, patented in 1874. He is known for having invented three important forms of compound locomotive.

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1919Died10 October 19191908Elliott Cresson MedalAward1904Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1878Fourneyron prizeAward1837Born23 May 1837

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Elliott Cresson Medal1908
Officer of the Legion of Honour1904
Fourneyron prize1878

About this person

Country
Switzerland
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1837 to 1919 · aged 82