Gustave-Adolphe Hirn
French physicist
Died when: 74 years 146 days (892 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Gustave-Adolphe Hirn (21 August 1815 – 14 January 1890) was a French physicist, astronomer. mathematician and engineer who made important measurements of the mechanical equivalent of heat and contributions to the early development of thermodynamics.
He further applied his science in the practical development of steam engines.
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