Concept    From 1882 

compound steam turbine

Categories: Science

Invented by Sir Charles Parsons.

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compound steam turbine

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Parsons Library

1854 - 1931 This library is dedicated to Sir Charles Parsons, scientist and ...

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Ernest Rutherford

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