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Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, O.M. ( June 13 , 1854 – February 11 , 1931 ) was an Irish Engineer , best known for his invention of the Steam Turbine . He was a younger son of the famous astronomer Lord Rosse , and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and St. John's College, Cambridge . He worked as an engineer on Dynamo and Turbine design, and Power Generation , with great influence on the naval and Electrical Engineering fields. He also developed optical equipment, for Searchlight s and Telescope s. He established an eponymous company in Newcastle Upon Tyne and became famous when his turbine powered Yacht , '' Turbinia '' was sailed at speed through a Royal Navy fleet inspection in Portsmouth , right in front of Queen Victoria , to demonstrate the great potential of the new technology. Today, ''Turbinia'' is housed in a purpose-built gallery at the Discovery Museum , Newcastle. He was Knighted in 1911 , and made a member of the Order Of Merit in 1927. He won the Rumford Medal in 1902 . His company still survives in the Heaton area of Newcastle and is now part of Siemens , a German Conglomerate . Sometimes referred to as Siemens Parsons, the company recently completed a major Redevelopment programme, reducing the size of its site by around three quarters and installing the latest Manufacturing technology. SEE ALSO
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