Joseph Farcot | |
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Born | Jean Joseph Léon Farcot 23 June 1824 Paris, France |
Died | 19 March 1908 Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, France | (aged 83)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Engineer |
Known for | Servomechanisms |
Jean Joseph Léon Farcot (23 June 1824 – 19 March 1908) was a French engineer and industrialist whose factories employed up to 700 workers. He was also a prolific inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the servomechanism, where a feedback loop helps control a machine. The invention lets one helmsman control a ship's rudder weighing several tons.