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Georges Claude | |
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 Georges Claude in 1926 | |
| Born | 24 September 1870 Paris, France |
| Died | 23 May 1960 (aged 89)[1] Saint-Cloud, France |
| Known for | Claude cycle Neon lighting Ocean energy conversion |
| Awards | Leconte Prize (1921) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering |
Georges Claude (24 September 1870 – 23 May 1960) was a French engineer and inventor. He is noted for his early work on the industrial liquefaction of air, for the invention and commercialization of neon lighting, and for a large experiment on generating energy by pumping cold seawater up from the depths.[2] He has been considered by some to be "the Edison of France".[3][4] The Claude process for manufacturing ammonia was named for him.
Claude was an active collaborator with the German occupiers of France during the Second World War, for which he was imprisoned in 1945 and stripped of his honors.[2][3][5]
- ^ "M. George Claude". The Scotsman. 24 May 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
Paris, Monday. George Claude, French scientist and inventor, whose discoveries made neon light possible, died to-day
– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required) - ^ a b "Georges Claude, Inventor, Dies; Creator of Neon Light was 89". The New York Times. 24 May 1960. p. 37. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ a b "France: Paranoia?". Time. 9 July 1945.
- ^ Chiles, James (Winter 2009). "The Other Renewable Energy". American Heritage of Invention & Technology. 23 (4): 24–35. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009.
- ^ Venner, Dominique (2000). Histoire de la collaboration [History of the Collaboration] (in French). Pygmalion-Gérard Watelet. ISBN 978-2-85704-642-4.