Alexandru Ciurcu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Romanian scientist
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Place of Birth: Șercaia, Brașov County, Romania
About Alexandru Ciurcu
- Alexandru Ciurcu (29 January 1854, Sercaia –22 January 1922, Bucharest) was a Romanian inventor and publisher, known for his invention with the French journalist Just Buisson of a reaction engine.
- It used rocket propulsion and was briefly used to power a boat, demonstrated on 13 August 1886.
- The two men envisioned that such motors would later be used for air travel. On 16 December 1886, during a test with a new second engine for the boat at Asnières, the engine exploded.
- Just Buisson and an assistant at the helm were killed.
- Ciurcu survived by swimming ashore, but at first was accused of murder.
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