Gustave Trouve

<p> In the latter half of the 19th century Gustave Pierre Trouve a modest but brilliant Parisian electrical engineer conceived and patented some 75 inventions including the endoscope the electric car and the frontal headlamp. He also designed an electric boat--complete with outboard motor headlight and horn--an electric rifle an electric piano and luminous fountains and developed wearable technology and ultraviolet light therapy.</p><p> Unlike his famous contemporary Nikola Tesla who worked for Thomas Edison and was patronized by George Westinghouse Trouve never came to America. A confirmed bachelor disinterested in industrialization he was gradually forgotten following his accidental death in 1902. This expanded edition of the 2012 French first-ever biography of Trouve details the fascinating life of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor once dubbed the French Edison.</p>