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Henri Giffard | |
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| Born | Baptiste Jules Henri Jacques Giffard 8 February 1825 Paris, France |
| Died | 14 April 1882 (aged 57)[1] |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | engineer |
| Known for | steam injector, Giffard dirigible airship |
Baptiste Jules Henri Jacques Giffard (8 February 1825 – 14 April 1882) was a French engineer. In 1852 he invented the steam injector and the powered Giffard dirigible airship.
- ^ "Our Paris Letter". The Bunyip. No. 895. South Australia. 16 June 1882. p. 4. Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia., ...The death is announced of M. Henry Giffard, the engineer, tendered celebrated by the invention of the ' Injecteur Giffard.' He paid considerable attention formerly to aeronoutic science, and' established the captive balloons at the Exhibitions of 1866 and 1868. In 1857 he obtained the Mechanical prize of the Academy of Sciences for the discoverg of the injector, and was made a member of the Legion in 1863...