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Also Known As Tom Bacon
Born December 21, 1904 • England
Died May 24, 1992 (aged 87) • England
Subjects Of Study Apollo • fuel cell • submarine

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Portrait of Francis Thomas Bacon wearing glasses, a suit, and tie, facing slightly left with a neutral expression.
Francis Thomas Bacon stands beside his Hydrox fuel cell, a large hexagonal mechanical device, during a demonstration in Cambridge, England.
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