Denis Papin

Denis Papin (1647-1712) was a French physicist, born at Blois, practised medicine at Angers. He came to England and assisted Boyle in his experiments, made a special study of the expansive power of steam and its motive power, invented a steam-digester with a safety-valve, since called after him, for cooking purposes at a high temperature. He became professor of Mathematics at Marburg.

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