_____________ invented a machine which could behead a victim "painlessly", and he later changed his own name to elude association with its use.

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Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotin proposed the idea of a mechanical device to carry out executions more humanely. The guillotine, named after him, became associated with the French Revolution, although he did not invent it himself nor was he executed by it.

_____________ Invented a Machine Which Could Behead a Victim "Painlessly