Joaquim Ribeiro da Costa, Brazilian Army officer and mechanical
inventor (Salvador 10 September 1857 - Rio de Janeiro 05 February 1937) Father of
world-famous architect Lúcio Costa INVENTIONS
A life-saving boat (acclaimed in World Fair of Paris) Lifeguard Raft and boat Directiophone, device devoted to know the direction of the sound of a steam whistle (prize-winner in World Fair of Paris 1900) Torpedo-boat semi-submarine New submarine torpedo A rotating steam engine Another rotary engine An original steam engine (patented in France, Belgium, Germany, England & United States) A new steam distribution without eccentric (patented in many countries) New steam engine for navigation purposes Original all automatic engine working by means of compressed air A new sucking treading pump with oscillating movement Apparatus for automatic feeding of boilers New apparatus to feed automatically any boiler Four concentric tubes boiler (patented in several countries) 2 other kinds of boiler (e.g. extra fast vaporization boiler) Hydraulic turbine for navigation purposes Machine to make tooth-picks Electrical hydraulic apparatus Semi submersible motorboat Immersion regulator for submarines |
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