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Paul (Louis-Toussaint) Héroult born in 1863- died in 1914.
French SCIENTIST.
He is the inventor of the aluminum electrolysis and of the electric steel
furnace.

"Paul Héroult had none of the attributes of the traditional scholar. He was highstrung, unruly, occasionally hard and insolent; he did not fit the image of wise, disciplined men of science. He loved games, the company of women, travels by land and sea; he was a free spirit in an impetuous body. No comparison with the austere scientist, struggling with stubborn mysteries.
The French scientist Paul (Louis-Toussaint) Héroult (1863-1914)
was the inventor of the aluminium electrolysis? and of the electric steel
furnace?.

"Paul Héroult had none of the attributes of the traditional scholar.
He was highstrung, unruly, occasionally hard and insolent; he did not fit the image of wise, disciplined men of science.
He loved games, the company of women, travels by land and sea; he was a free spirit in an impetuous body.
No comparison with the austere scientist, struggling with stubborn mysteries.

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Héroult loved life, and could not have borne such restrictions.
Instead, his inventions appeared suddenly, out of the blue, a stroke of common sense, or of genius, sometimes during a lively
game of billiards, his favorite pastime." (*)

Paul Héroult read [Henri Sainte-Claire Deville]?'s treatise on aluminium, when he was 15 years old. At that time, aluminium was as expensive as silver.
It was used mostly for luxury items and jewellery. Héroult wanted to make it cheaper.
He succeeded in doing so when he discovered the [electrolytic aluminium process]? in 1886.
Strangely enough, the same year, in the United States, [Charles Martin Hall]? (1863-1914) was
discovering the very same process.

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Héroult loved life, and could not have borne such restrictions. Instead, his inventions appeared suddenly, out of the blue, a stroke of common sense, or of genius, sometimes during a lively
game of billiards, his favorite pastime."(*)

Paul Héroult read Henri Sainte-Claire Deville's treatise on aluminum ,
when he was 15 years old. At that time, aluminum was as expensive as
silver. It was used mostly for luxury items and jewellery...
Héroult wanted to make it cheaper. He succeeded in doing so when he
discovered the electrolytic aluminum process in 1886. Strangely enough, the same
year, in the United States, Charles Martin Hall (1863-1914) was
discovering the very same process.


Héroult's second most important invention is the electric arc furnace
for steel in 1900. The HÉROULT furnace gradually replaced the giant
smelters for the production of a variety of steels.
In 1905, Paul Héroult was invited to the United States as a technical advisor
to several companies, and in particular to the United States Steel
Corporation.
Héroult's second most important invention is the electric arc furnace for steel in 1900. The HÉROULT furnace gradually replaced the giant smelters for the production of a variety of steels.
In 1905, Paul Héroult was invited to the United States as a technical advisor to several companies, and in particular to the United States Steel Corporation.

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Paul Héroult is renowned for other major inventions among which a
self-sustained conduit still used to bring water down from mountain
heights
and across rivers to hydraulic power plants, avoiding the need to
build expensive bridges. (*)Christian Bickert , US Representative for Aluminium Péchiney, New
Orleans, 1986
Paul Héroult is renowned for other major inventions among which a
self-sustained conduit still used to bring water down from mountain heights and across rivers to hydraulic power plants, avoiding the need to build expensive bridges.

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:(*) [Christian Bickert]?, US Representative for Aluminium Péchiney, New Orleans, 1986

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