1854
Charles Algernon Parsons, English engineer, founded C
Charles Algernon Parsons, English engineer, founded C. A. Parsons and Company (died 1931)
Charles Algernon Parsons, English engineer, founded C
Charles Algernon Parsons
Anglo-Irish mechanical engineer and inventor (1854–1931)
- Born
- 1854
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons was an Anglo-Irish mechanical engineer and inventor who designed the modern steam turbine in 1884. His invention revolutionised marine propulsion, and he was also the founder of C. A. Parsons and Company, developing and building Turbinia (1894), the first steam turbine-powered steamship.