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unusual facts about Société française radio-électrique


Société française radio-électrique

The Société française radio-électrique (SFR, Radiolectric French Company) was one of the first radiotelegraphic companies, founded by Émile Girardeau in 1910.


Christophe Claro

One of his novels, Electric Flesh (Chair électrique in French), was translated in English and published in the United States in 2006 (translation by Brian Evenson).

Clavecin électrique

The clavecin électrique (or clavessin électrique) was a musical instrument invented in 1759 by Jean-Baptiste Thillaie Delaborde, a French Jesuit priest.

Corps des mines

Conrad Schlumberger, founder with his brother Marcel of the Société de Prospection Electrique, that became later Schlumberger Limited

Heilmann locomotive

On 9 May 1894, La Fusée Electrique made a trial run from Saint-Lazare station, Paris to Mantes-la-Jolie, hauling a train consisting eight carriages.

Jeumont

They have their origins in the Atelier de Construction Electrique du Nord et de l’Est (ACENE), which became part of the EMPAIN group under the name Forges et Ateliers de Construction Electriques de Jeumont (FACEJ) in 1921, merged with Schneider Westinghouse in 1964 and in 1993 Jeumont Industrie became part of the Framatome group.

Westinghouse Electric Company

The company Westinghouse Electrique France is now located in Orsay and Marseille.


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