In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TURGOT
Turgot, Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
(noun) French economist who in 1774 was put in control of finances by Louis XVI; his proposals for reforms that involved abolishing feudal privileges made him unpopular with the aristocracy and in 1776 he was dismissed (1727-1781)
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