Franco Tosi
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Franco Tosi was an Italian
engineer, known for his contributions to the steam engine technology.
A native of Villa Cortese
, near Milan
, he was the son of Eugenio Tosi (1815-1896), and moved to Legnano
in 1876, to become the manager of Cantoni-Krumm & C., where he led the development of the famous 3 hp (1877) and 40–50 hp Ryder steam engine
s (1881), the year which the company changed name to its current, Franco Tosi Meccanica. It employed six hundred people in the mid 1890s.
Franco Tosi was killed by one of his employees in 1898.
The company persisted. Other milestones were the first 6,000 kW
engine (1904) and becoming the first Italian diesel engine maker (1907). Tosi also cooperated with Emilio Bozzi
on his motorcycle development, and supervised building of the first submarine
diving at 75 meters (1920). After his withdrawal, the company has entered other engine technologies, and has about 6000 employees.
Tosi died at Legnano
in 1898.
Italy
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engineer, known for his contributions to the steam engine technology.
A native of Villa Cortese
Villa Cortese
Villa Cortese is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan.-External links:*...
, near Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, he was the son of Eugenio Tosi (1815-1896), and moved to Legnano
Legnano
Legnano is an Italian town and comune with 59.147 inhabitants in the province of Milan, about from Milan.It's crossed by the river Olona, and it's the 13th town for inhabitants in Lombardy....
in 1876, to become the manager of Cantoni-Krumm & C., where he led the development of the famous 3 hp (1877) and 40–50 hp Ryder steam engine
Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be...
s (1881), the year which the company changed name to its current, Franco Tosi Meccanica. It employed six hundred people in the mid 1890s.
Franco Tosi was killed by one of his employees in 1898.
The company persisted. Other milestones were the first 6,000 kW
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engine (1904) and becoming the first Italian diesel engine maker (1907). Tosi also cooperated with Emilio Bozzi
Emilio Bozzi
Emilio Bozzi was an Italian businessman, known for his bicycle manufacturing company.He established the Emilio Bozzi & Co. bicycle manufacturer in Milano , the first model being the "Aurora"....
on his motorcycle development, and supervised building of the first submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
diving at 75 meters (1920). After his withdrawal, the company has entered other engine technologies, and has about 6000 employees.
Tosi died at Legnano
Legnano
Legnano is an Italian town and comune with 59.147 inhabitants in the province of Milan, about from Milan.It's crossed by the river Olona, and it's the 13th town for inhabitants in Lombardy....
in 1898.