Louis-Nicolas Robert
French soldier and mechanical engineer (1761–1828) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicolas Louis Robert (2 December 1761 – 8 August 1828) was a French soldier and mechanical engineer, who is credited with a paper-making invention that became the blueprint of the Fourdrinier machine.
Nicolas Louis Robert | |
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Born | (1761-12-02)2 December 1761[1][2] |
Died | 8 August 1828(1828-08-08) (aged 66)[1][2] |
Occupation(s) | Soldier, mechanical engineer, clerk, teacher |
Known for | 1799 patent for manufacture of continuous paper |
In 1799, Robert patented the first machine to produce 'continuous paper'.[2][1][4] After a series of legal and financial quarrels with Saint-Léger Didot, Robert lost control of his patent. The machine was then shipped out of post-revolutionary France and further developed in England. Robert's invention became the core of the Fourdrinier machine, the basis for modern papermaking. He eventually became a school-teacher and died in penury.[5][1][4][6]