André Chapelon
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André Chapelon (26 October 1892 – 22 July 1978) was a French mechanical engineer and designer of advanced steam locomotives.[1] A graduate engineer of Ecole Centrale Paris, he was one of very few locomotive designers who brought a rigorous scientific method to their design, and he sought to apply up-to-date theories and knowledge in subjects such as thermodynamics, and gas and fluid flow. Chapelon's work was an early example of what would later be called modern steam,[2][3] and influenced the work of many later designers of those locomotives, such as Livio Dante Porta.
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Born | (1892-10-26)26 October 1892 |
Died | 22 July 1978(1978-07-22) (aged 85) |
Alma mater | École Centrale Paris |
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