biography
| name: |
Vicat, Louis Joseph
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pronunciation:
[veeka]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1786–1861)
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| biography:
| Civil engineer, born in Nevers, C France. He studied at the École des Ponts et Chaussées, and in 1812 invented a hydraulic lime that would set under water. After 20 years of research into the composition of mortar and hydraulic lime, he provided architects and builders with a new and multi-purpose material, namely concrete. |
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