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  2. List of French inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    France has a long history of innovation and scientific discovery, contributing to various fields such as physics, mathematics, engineering, medicine, and the arts. [1] French inventors and scientists have pioneered breakthroughs that shaped the modern world, from the development of photography and the metric system to advancements in aviation ...

  3. Science and technology in France - Wikipedia

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    France carried out its first test of an atomic bomb in Algeria in 1960 [7] and some operational French nuclear weapons became available in 1964. Then, France executed its first test of the much more powerful hydrogen bomb over its South Pacific Ocean test range in 1968; this first hydrogen bomb was dropped from a strategic bomber.

  4. Timeline of electrical and electronic engineering - Wikipedia

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    English physicist Michael Faraday published the law of induction (Joseph Henry developed the same law independently). 1831: American scientist Joseph Henry in the United States developed a prototype DC motor. 1832: French instrument maker Hippolyte Pixii in France developed a prototype DC generator. 1833: Michael Faraday developed the laws of ...

  5. Economic history of France - Wikipedia

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    Change in per capita GDP of France, 1820–2018. Figures are inflation-adjusted to 2011 international dollars. The economic history of France involves major events and trends, including the elaboration and extension of the seigneurial economic system (including the enserfment of peasants) in the medieval Kingdom of France, the development of the French colonial empire in the early modern ...

  6. Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the ...

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    The current version is revision 2 and was established by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006. [1] It is the European implementation of the UN classification ISIC , revision 4. There is a correspondence between NACE and United Nations' International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities .

  7. Second Industrial Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The Second Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid industrial development, primarily in the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States, but also in France, the Low Countries, Italy and Japan. It followed on from the First Industrial Revolution that began in Britain in the late 18th century that then spread throughout Western Europe.

  8. Category:Electronics companies of France - Wikipedia

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    Telecommunication equipment companies of France (1 P) Pages in category "Electronics companies of France" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.

  9. Timeline of computing - Wikipedia

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    Timeline of computing presents events in the history of computing organized by year and grouped into six topic areas: predictions and concepts, first use and inventions, hardware systems and processors, operating systems, programming languages, and new application areas.