Bento de Moura Portugal
Bento de Moura Portugal FRS,
Moimenta da Serra (March 21, 1702 -
Lisbon January 27, 1766), was a Portuguese
inventor,
scientist,
lawyer, and
university professor at the
University of Coimbra. He was a
Portuguese aristocrat, a Knight of the
Order of Christ, and a Member of the
Royal Society. He is remembered for improving the
steam engine designed by
Thomas Savery. Also referred to as Bento de Moura, he was a proponent of
Newtonian science and often referred to as the "''
Portuguese Newton''.'''
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