Dimitrie Văsescu – 110 ani de la moartea inventatorului ieșean
Dimitrie Văsescu – 110 years since the death of the inventor of Iasi

Summary/Abstract: Born in Iasi in 1863, engineer Dumitru Vasescu is the first Romanian who designed and produced the first Romanian steam car, characterized as “the most perfect car of that time”. Vasescu built the vehicle in Paris and it could be seen, at first, on the streets of the great capital, presumably representing a sensation of the time. In 1906, the constructor brought its invention to Bucharest and was exhibited at the museum of the National School of Bridges and Roads of Bucharest, and on the 10th of May 1906, he became a tenured professor, until his premature death on the 29th of October 1909, because of tuberculosis. Dimitrie Văsescu is the author of two patents obtained during his stay in Paris.

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