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- Denis Papin (1647–1712) - Inventor of the steam digester, forerunner of the steam engine
- Charles Algernon Parsons (1854–1931) - Steam and power engineer, inventor of compound steam turbine
- Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951) - Automotive engineer, best known for creating the Volkswagen Beetle
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