Pavel Nikolayevich Yablochkov (also spelled as Jablochkoff; Russian: Павел Николаевич Яблочков; September 14 [O.S. September 2] 1847 – March 31 [O.S. March 19] 1894) was a Russian electrical engineer and businessman.
Marcel Deprez was born on December 12, 1843, in Aillant-sur-Milleron. He was a French electrical engineer. He died on October 13, 1918, in Vincennes.
Camille Alphonse Faure (born May 21, 1840, in Vizille; died September 14, 1898) was a French chemical engineer. In 1881, he made major improvements to the design of the lead-acid battery, which Gaston Planté had invented in 1859. His changes greatly increased the battery’s storage ability and allowed for large-scale production.
Gaston Planté (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ lwi ɡastɔ̃ plɑ̃te]; 22 April 1834 – 21 May 1889) was a French physicist who created the lead–acid battery in 1859. This type of battery was the first rechargeable electric battery sold for use in businesses, and it is still widely used in cars today. Planté was born on 22 April 1834 in Orthez, France.
Georges Leclanché was a French electrical engineer born on October 9, 1839, and died on September 14, 1882. He is best known for inventing the Leclanché cell, which was one of the first modern electrical batteries. This invention was an early version of the modern dry cell battery.
François Isaac de Rivaz was born on December 19, 1752, in Paris, and died on July 30, 1828, in Sion. He was a French-born Swiss inventor and politician. In 1807, he described an engine that used hydrogen and electricity in a French patent.
André-Gustave Citroën (French: [ɑ̃dʁe ɡystav sitʁɔɛn]; February 5, 1878 – July 3, 1935) was a French business leader and the founder of the French car company Citroën. He is also known for using double helical gears.
Louis Renault (pronounced “lwi reh-NOH”) was born on February 12, 1877, and died on October 24, 1944. He was a French business leader, one of the people who started the Renault company, and helped begin the car industry. Renault created one of France’s largest car-making companies, which still uses his name.
Amédée-Ernest Bollée was born on January 11, 1844, and died on January 20, 1917. He was a French maker of bells and an inventor who worked on steam-powered cars. He is known for creating the first known version of independent suspension.
Léon Bollée (pronounced “le-on boh-lee”) was born on April 1, 1870, and died on December 16, 1913. He was a French car maker and inventor.