Continuous-Current Generator
Improves electrical generation for practical industrial machinery and lighting.
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Zenobe Theophile Gramme Biography and Timeline
Follow Zenobe Theophile Gramme through 4 dated historical records for Belgium.
Zenobe Theophile Gramme, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
4Distinct records
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1869–1873Years on this page
1869
Gramme Ring Dynamo
Builds a ring-armature dynamo producing comparatively smooth direct current.
1873
Dynamo Used as Motor
Demonstrates that a Gramme dynamo can operate as an electric motor.
Electrical Motor Reversibility
Shows practical reversibility between electrical generation and mechanical power.
Records, sources and methodology
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