Braille

盲文

It was the French educator Louis Braille who gave his name to a form of written language for the blind or visually impaired –now simply known as Braille. Interestingly, Braille devised the system after learning of the military cryptography of French Army Captain Charles Barbier. The officer had come up with a code of dots impressed on paper that allowed soldiers to communicate in the dark.

这是一位法国教育家路易斯·布莱叶以其名命名了为盲人和视力受损的人所准备的一种书写语言，现在简称布莱叶盲文。有趣的是，布莱叶是在得知了法国将军查理·芭比的军事密码学之后，发明了这套系统。这位长官想出了通过印在纸上的点码让士兵们在黑暗中交流的方法。

Diesel

柴油机

French-born German engineer Rudolf Diesel is credited with inventing the diesel engine (also known simply as diesel). He patented the design for a new, more efficient internal-combustion engine in 1892; the first prototype was exhibited in 1897.

为了表彰这位生于法国的德国工程师汝道夫·迪叟发明柴油机，他的名字就被命名为柴油机。1892年，他用一个更有效率的新内燃机引擎为这项设计申请了专利。最初的柴油机原型在1897年被展出。

Ferris wheel

摩天轮

The original Ferris wheel was constructed by the American engineer George W. G. Ferris. It was opened at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 as the largest attraction with a height of 80.4 metres, intended to rival the centrepiece of the 1889 Paris Exposition –the Eiffel Tower.

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