Pierre-Émile Martin

Pierre-Emile Martin (18 August 1824, Bourges, Cher – 23 May 1915, Fourchambault) was a French industrial engineer.

Siemens-Martin open hearth furnace

Pierre-Émile Martin
Born(1824-08-18)18 August 1824
Died23 May 1915(1915-05-23) (aged 90)
NationalityFrance
OccupationEngineer

He applied the principle of recovery of the hot gas in an open hearth furnace, a process invented by Carl Wilhelm Siemens.

References

  • Larousse encyclopédique en couleurs, 1978
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