Charles Algernon Parsons

The Honourable Sir Charles Parsons OM KCB FRS
Born	13 June 1854 London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died	11 February 1931 (1931-02-12) (aged 76) Kingston Harbour, Colony of Jamaica
Nationality	English
Citizenship	British subject
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin St. John's College, Cambridge
Known for	Steam turbine
Spouse	Katharine Parsons (née Bethell) (m. 1883) (d. 1933)
Children	Rachel Mary Parsons (1885–1956) Algernon George Parsons (b. 1886–1918)
Awards	Rumford Medal (1902) Albert Medal (1911) Franklin Medal (1920) Faraday Medal (1923) Copley Medal (1928) Bessemer Gold Medal (1929)
Scientific career
Fields	Engineering
Institutions	Heaton, Newcastle

Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, OM, KCB, FRS (13 June 1854 – 11 February 1931) was an Irish engineer, best known for his invention of the compound steam turbine,^[1] and as the eponym of C. A. Parsons and Company. He worked as an engineer on dynamo and turbine design, and power generation, with great influence on the naval and electrical engineering fields. He also developed optical equipment for searchlights and telescopes.