= Zénobe Gramme
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Zénobe Gramme (1826-1901) was a Belgian engineer and inventor best known for his development of one of the first practical direct current (DC) electric motors and generators. He is often credited with making significant contributions to the field of electrical engineering in the 19th century. Gramme's most notable invention is the Gramme machine, which was a type of dynamo that could efficiently convert mechanical energy into electrical energy and vice versa.
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