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James B. Francis

James B. Francis
James Francis, around 1887
Born(1815-05-18)May 18, 1815
South Leigh, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
DiedSeptember 18, 1892 (1892-09-19) (aged 77)
NationalityBritish-American
Scientific career
FieldsEngineer
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James Bicheno Francis (May 18, 1815 – September 18, 1892) was a British-American civil engineer, who invented the Francis turbine.


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