Jean Aubert | |
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Born | 2 July 1894 Paris, France |
Died | 25 November 1984 Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, École nationale des ponts et chaussées, University of Paris (Bachelor of law)[1] |
Occupation | Engineer |
Known for | Engineer on river and canal works[1] |
Jean Aubert was a French engineer. In 1961, he used the idea of the German engineer Julius Greve from the last century to describe a pente d'eau (English: water slope), which was a way of moving boats up the gradient of a canal without locks. The design consisted of a sloping channel, through which a wedge of water on which the boat was floating could be pushed up an incline. This concept was used in both the Montech water slope[2] and the Fonserannes water slopes.[1][3]