Zénobe Gramme
Belgian electrical engineer and inventor · Belgium · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1826 to 1901 · aged 74
Zénobe Théophile Gramme was a Belgian electrical engineer. He was born at Jehay-Bodegnée on 4 April 1826, the sixth child of Mathieu-Joseph Gramme, and died at Bois-Colombes on 20 January 1901.
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He invented the Gramme machine, a type of direct current dynamo capable of generating smoother and much higher voltages than the dynamos known to that point.
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Belgium
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1826 to 1901 · aged 74
