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Francis Thomas Bacon
English engineer (1904-1992) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 87
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.
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1992Died24 May 19921976Fellow of the Royal Academy of EngineeringAward1973Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1967Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1904Born21 December 1904
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1992 · aged 87
