Eugène Turpin
François Eugène Turpin (30 September 1848 – 24 January 1927) was a
explosive materials. He lived in Colombes
.
Biography
In 1881 Turpin proposed
oxidizer
.
In 1885, based on research of
gun cotton. Since 1888, Britain started manufacturing a very similar mixture in Lydd
, Kent, under the name Lyddite. Japan followed with an improved formula known as Schimose.
In 1889 a Captain Tripone stole his secret and sold it to Germany. Turpin was falsely accused of the treason and imprisoned. He was pardoned in 1893 after a campaign led by Le Petit Journal, and exonerated in 1901.[1]
In 1897, Turpin sued Jules Verne for basing Thomas Roch from the Facing the Flag novel on him and the Melinite explosive. Verne, defended by Raymond Poincaré, was found innocent; his letter to his brother Paul however confirms the character was indeed based on Turpin.[2]
After World War I, investigation of turpinite confirmed it to be a fictional war gas allegedly developed Eugène Turpin.[3]
Notes
- ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ^ Jules Verne FAQ (English) Archived 2018-09-25 at the Wayback Machine at jv.gilead.org.il
- ^ "Deadly new gun used by French," Alaska Daily Empire. Page 1. Sept. 26, 1914. Retrieved Oct. 6, 2014.
