Charles Richet
Charles Richet, best known as a physiologist (Nobel prize, 1913), was also a an esperantist, parapsychologist, eugenist, freemason, and aero inventor to boot; in the 1890s he worked with Victor Tatin on an experimental steam-powered airplane. Later he collaborated with Louis Bréguet on a series of "gyroplanes".
Richet wrote that he had an interest in aeronautics from a young age, inspired by Jules Verne. In 1874 he made an ascent with Goddard, perused Tissandier's aeronautics collection, and made the acquaintance of Tatin. Tatin and Richet went on to conduct several experiments with aircraft.[1]
Later commentary suggests that Richet's role in both collaborations had more to do with funding and promotion than with engineering.[1]
His work with Louis Bréguet is rising within our data, though it may comport with the above patterns.
Publications by or about Charles Richet
- Lautier, 1897, Étude comparative des aéroplanes de M. Samuel Langley et de MM. V. Tatin et Ch. Richet (Simple title: Comparative Study of the Airplanes of Mr. Samuel Langley and MM. V. Tatin and Ch Richet, Journal: L'Aéronaute)
- Tatin et Richet, 1897, Expériences faites avec un aéroplane mû par la vapeur (Simple title: Experiments made with an airplane propelled by steam, Journal: Rev. Ind.)
- Tatin and Richet, 1897, Expériences faites avec un aéroplane mû par la vapeur (1) (Simple title: Experiments with a steam powered airplane (1), Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Jougla, 1897, L'aéroplane à vapeur de Tatin et Richet (neue versuche) (Simple title: The steam airplane of Tatin and Richet (neue versuche), Journal: La Vie Scient.)
- Breguet, Breguet, and Richet, 1907, Un nouvel appareil d'aviation (Simple title: A new aircraft, Journal: La Rev. Aviat.)
- Bréguet, 1907, Le giroplane Bréguet-Richet (Simple title: The Bréguet-Richet giroplane, Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Bréguet, Bréguet, and Richet, 1908, D'un nouvel appareil d'aviation dénommé gyroplane (Simple title: A new aircraft called gyroplane, Journal: C. R. Acad. Sci.)
- Bréguet, 1908, Le gyroplane Bréguet-Richet No. 2 (Simple title: The Bréguet-Richet gyroplane No. 2, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Publication 2183, 1909, Le Bréguet-Richet 2 bis. La suspension amortissante Louis Bréguet pour appareils d'aviation. Le nouvel aéroplane biplan Bréguet (Simple title: The Bréguet-Richet 2 bis. Louis Bréguet shock absorbing suspension for aircraft. The new Bréguet biplane airplane, Journal: L'Aérophile)
Publications referring to Bréguet-Richet
- Bréguet, 1907, Le giroplane Bréguet-Richet (Simple title: The Bréguet-Richet giroplane, Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Publication 5263, 1908, Giroplano Bréguet-Richet (Simple title: Giroplano Bréguet-Richet, Journal: Boll. Soc. Aer. Ital.)
- Bréguet, 1908, Le gyroplane Bréguet-Richet No. 2 (Simple title: The Bréguet-Richet gyroplane No. 2, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Bréguet, Bréguet, and Richet, 1908, D'un nouvel appareil d'aviation dénommé gyroplane (Simple title: A new aircraft called gyroplane, Journal: C. R. Acad. Sci.)
- Publication 2183, 1909, Le Bréguet-Richet 2 bis. La suspension amortissante Louis Bréguet pour appareils d'aviation. Le nouvel aéroplane biplan Bréguet (Simple title: The Bréguet-Richet 2 bis. Louis Bréguet shock absorbing suspension for aircraft. The new Bréguet biplane airplane, Journal: L'Aérophile)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Claudine Fontanon, "Charles Richet et la recherche aéronautique: précurseur ou propagandiste?" in Charles Richet (1850–1935): L'exercise de la curiosité, ed. Jérôme Van Wijland, Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2015.
Links
- w:fr:Charles Richet, w:Charles Richet, w:fr:Gyroplane Bréguet-Richet
- Charles Richet (1850–1935): L'exercise de la curiosité, ed. Jérôme Van Wijland, Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2015
| Names | Charles Richet |
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| Birth date | 1850 |
| Death date | 1935 |
| Countries | FR |
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| Occupations | scientist |
| Tech areas | Airplane, Gyroscope, Bréguet-Richet |
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