Claude Burdin
Claude Burdin was a French engineer. Born in Lépin-le-Lac, Savoie, when it was known as the Duchy of Savoy, he was professor at the school of mines, École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne, in Saint-Étienne. He became a French citizen on June 4, 1817. He proposed the concept and developed the term turbine from the Greek word τύρβη, meaning "whirling" or a "vortex".
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Date of Birth
March 19th, 1788
Age
236
Birth Place
France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Date of Death
November 12nd, 1873
Died Aged
85
Star Sign
Pisces
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