Les traces de Denis Papin dans la poussière de l’histoire
Denis Papin’s greatest achievement was undoubtedly recognizing the potential of steam to perform mechanical work. In this, he stands in a long line of great minds throughout history who have strived to harness the power of steam to operate mechanical devices. This lineage includes Hero of Alexandria...
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| description | Denis Papin’s greatest achievement was undoubtedly recognizing the potential of steam to perform mechanical work. In this, he stands in a long line of great minds throughout history who have strived to harness the power of steam to operate mechanical devices. This lineage includes Hero of Alexandria (born in 10 BC) who invented the aeolipile steam turbine around two thousand years ago, and even before him, Archimedes (born in 287 BC) who invented one of the earliest steam devices. However, these devices apparently had no practical application at the time.In this article, we explore Papin’s efforts to create practical devices and the subsequent imprints he left in the literature, which can be considered a cultural artifact containing part of the “DNA” of human society. We employ bibliometric techniques to analyze the published literature (books, manuscripts, patents, etc.) from the 17th to the 21st century to quantitatively trace Papin’s impressive influence on science and technology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6c00255d8f4b45849748ec5ad79fd7462025-02-07T13:48:30ZengAcadémie des sciencesComptes Rendus. Mécanique1873-72342024-11-01352S1172510.5802/crmeca.26210.5802/crmeca.262Les traces de Denis Papin dans la poussière de l’histoireMaguire, Conor0Société des Lettres, Sciences, et Arts du Saumurois, FranceDenis Papin’s greatest achievement was undoubtedly recognizing the potential of steam to perform mechanical work. In this, he stands in a long line of great minds throughout history who have strived to harness the power of steam to operate mechanical devices. This lineage includes Hero of Alexandria (born in 10 BC) who invented the aeolipile steam turbine around two thousand years ago, and even before him, Archimedes (born in 287 BC) who invented one of the earliest steam devices. However, these devices apparently had no practical application at the time.In this article, we explore Papin’s efforts to create practical devices and the subsequent imprints he left in the literature, which can be considered a cultural artifact containing part of the “DNA” of human society. We employ bibliometric techniques to analyze the published literature (books, manuscripts, patents, etc.) from the 17th to the 21st century to quantitatively trace Papin’s impressive influence on science and technology.https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/mecanique/articles/10.5802/crmeca.262/Denis PapinVapeurDigesteurRévolution industrielleGoogle Ngram |
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| topic | Denis Papin Vapeur Digesteur Révolution industrielle Google Ngram |
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