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Frédéric Airault
Frédéric Airault (; born 18 May 1868 in Paris, died 7 October 1944 in Clichy) was a French engineer and dirigible, airship pilot who was the technical director of a number of automobile and aviation firms before the World War I, First World War. Biography Airault enrolled at the Arts et Métiers ParisTech, École des Arts et Métiers campus in Angers in 1884, gaining his ''diplôme d'ingénieur'' in 1887. Airault served with the French Navy for five years before joining the :fr:Société française de constructions mécaniques, Société française de constructions mécaniques in 1892. In 1897, he designed a V-4 engine, V-4 24-horsepower engine with progressive friction transmission, and starting in 1899 he worked at the car and bicycle manufacturer Hurtu as engineer, head of research and then Technical Director. He stayed there for four years, and in 1903 became a co-director of the Buchet factories in Levallois-Perret, a northwestern suburb of Paris. Élie Buchet, founder of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engineer
Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety and cost. "Science is knowledge based on our observed facts and tested truths arranged in an orderly system that can be validated and communicated to other people. Engineering is the creative application of scientific principles used to plan, build, direct, guide, manage, or work on systems to maintain and improve our daily lives." The word ''engineer'' (Latin , the origin of the Ir. in the title of engineer in countries like Belgium, The Netherlands, and Indonesia) is derived from the Latin words ("to contrive, devise") and ("cleverness"). The foundational qualifications of a licensed professional engineer typically include a four-year Bachelor of Engineering, bache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
