Norbert Rillieux
1806-1894
American Inventor and Engineer
Norbert Rillieux is best known for helping to mechanize the process of sugar refining. He invented an evaporator that converted sugarcane juic...
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Norbert Rillieux (1806-1894) was the inventor of the multiple-effect vacuum evaporator, which revolutionized the processing of sugar. He gained recognition as one of the prime architects of the modern...
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Norbert Rillieux was a brilliant student of thermodynamics who became famous for devising evaporators for sugar cane, revolutionizing the sugar-refining industry and easing the labor of slaves.Born fr...
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