Croatia City of Krizevci P.O.I.N.T. Association, Krizevci, Croatia “Promicanje obrazovanja, informiranja, novinarstva i tehnologija” Marcel Kiepach – Croatian Inventor in “Promoting education, informing, journalism, and technologies” Electrotechnics Ottone Novosel
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[email protected] Madrid, Spain Content Historical context Kiepach’s patents Who was Marcel Kiepach’s death Family/Surroundings Conclusion Telefónica, Madrid November 3-5, 2010 2 of 12 Historical context - Croatia 1850 - telegraph connection Zagreb-Vienna 1856 - Nikola Tesla was born in Smiljan, Lika 1874 - reorganization of University of Zagreb 1886 - first telephony exchange, Zagreb 1891 - Oton Kucera: “On Magnetism and Electricity” 1895 - first hydro-power plant Krka (320 kVA, 42 Hz) 1907 - first solid-ink fountain pen by Slavoljub Penkala 1910 - first airplane flight by Dragutin Novak, Zagreb 1919 - electrical engineering education at university Telefónica, Madrid November 3-5, 2010 3 of 12 Who was Marcel Kiepach Born in Krizevci, Croatia, on February 12, 1894 The oldest brother of three sisters, the only son of Josip and Marta (Locatelli) Kiepach of Haselburg (by castle near Bolzano) One year at Institute of Agriculture, Haale (Saale), Germany; two years in Hochschule für Bodenkultur (the Academy of Forestry) in Vienna; University of Electrical Engineering in Charlottenburg, Germany Telefónica, Madrid November 3-5, 2010 4 of 12 Family and Surroundings Marcel knew several foreign languages: German, Latin, Italian; read technical journals Big influence of the “Modern Time Inventions” book series, published by the Cultural Society of Croatia at the beginning of 20th century Wealthy aristocratic family, property owners; they could pay for books, journals, patents, ..