ombres et miroirs (1611) Les Raisons des forces mouvantes (1615) In popular culture Malcolm Pryce's 2015 novel "The Case of the 'Hail Mary' Celeste refers to de Caus as the originator of the idea of using steam to power wheeled transport. Salomon de Caus is also described in Hans Andersen's story "The Thorny Path" as the discoverer of the power of steam. References External links 1576 births 1626 deaths People from Dieppe, Seine-Maritime 17th-century French architects French engineers French landscape architects French music theorists Huguenots Material culture of royal courts