Hippolyte Fontaine
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Hippolyte Fontaine was a French electrical engineer who worked with Zénobe Gramme on the development of the Gramme machine, and whose contributions were essential to the creation of the dynamo. He was the first to transmit electricity via electrical wires.
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FranceCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1833 to 1910 · aged 76
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