Clément Ader

Clément Ader
Clément Ader
Born	2 April 1841; Muret, Haute-Garonne, France
Died	3 May 1925 (aged 84); Toulouse, Haute Garonne, Occitanie, France
Occupation	Engineer
	Engineering career
Discipline	Electrical engineering; mechanical engineering; aircraft design;
Projects	Théâtrophone; L'Aviation Militaire;
Significant design	Éole; Avion III;
Significant advance	First self-propelled flight (1890)

Clément Ader (2 April 1841 – 3 May 1925) was a French inventor and engineer who was born near Toulouse in Muret, Haute-Garonne, and died in Toulouse. He is remembered primarily for his pioneering work in aviation. In 1870 he was also one of the pioneers in the sport of cycling in France.

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