Zenobe Gramme
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Zénobe Théophile Gramme (4 April 1826, Amay – 20 January 1901) was a Belgian electrical engineer. He invented the Gramme machine.
Zénobe Gramme | |
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Born | Jehay-Bodegnée, Belgium | 27 April 1827
Died | 20 January 1901 Bois-Colombes, France | (aged 74)
Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
Nationality | Belgian |
Occupation | electrical engineer |
Known for | Gramme dynamo |
The Gramme machine was a type of direct current dynamo. It made smoother (less AC) and much higher voltages than other dynamos.