Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Frédéric Sauvage (20 September 1786 - 17 July 1857) was a French boat builder who carried out early tests of screw-type marine propellers. Sauvage was born at Boulogne-sur-Mer. In a public demonstration with a small boat on January 15, 1832 in Honfleur, he was able to show that a propeller is more efficient than the then standard paddle-wheels located on the sides of the boat.. }
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- Frédéric_Sauvage comment "Frédéric Sauvage (20 September 1786 - 17 July 1857) was a French boat builder who carried out early tests of screw-type marine propellers. Sauvage was born at Boulogne-sur-Mer. In a public demonstration with a small boat on January 15, 1832 in Honfleur, he was able to show that a propeller is more efficient than the then standard paddle-wheels located on the sides of the boat.".