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Arturo Caprotti

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Italian engineer and architect (1881-1938)

ArchitectsLived 1881 to 1938 · aged 56
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Arturo Caprotti was an Italian engineer and architect. In 1915 or 1916 he invented the Caprotti valve gear rotary cam poppet valve gear for steam engines of all kinds, but in practice it was employed almost exclusively in railway locomotives.

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Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1881 to 1938 · aged 56
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5 languages

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