Hippolyte Pixii

Rarity: Common

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At a glance

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Science and technology

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What Wikipedia says

Hippolyte Pixii (1808–1835) was an instrument maker from Paris, France. In 1832, he built an early form of alternating current electrical generator, based on the principle of electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday.

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Image: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.