CROATIA PRESENTATION Slavoljub Penkala

SLAVOLJUB PENKALA

by Iva Kvesić and Sanja Bogat Trgovačka škola, Zagreb

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INTRODUCTION • Slavoljub Eduard Penkala • born April 20, 1871 in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia

• died February 5, 1922 in Zagreb • naturalized Croatian of Slovakian descent • 70-80 inventions

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EDUCATION • attended University of Vienna • also attended Technische Universität Dresden – graduated in 1898

• a doctorate in organic chemistry

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LIFE IN ZAGREB • moved to Zagreb in 1900 • lived at King Tomislav Square 17 • changed his name to Slavoljub • founded several companies

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HIS INVENTIONS: MECHANICAL PENCIL

mechanical pencil, patented in 1906 ERASMUS+ INVENTORS AND INNOVATORS: OUR HERITAGE AND OUR FUTURE

HIS INVENTIONS: FOUNTAIN PEN

fountain pen, patented in 1907

ERASMUS+ INVENTORS AND INNOVATORS: OUR HERITAGE AND OUR FUTURE

TOZ PENKALA • a factory in Zagreb • produced pens and pencils • founded in 1937

• partner Edmund Moster • one of the biggest factories in the world at the time

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HIS INVENTIONS: BIPLANE • the 1910 Penkala biplane • Leptir or the Butterfly • the first plane that was built and flown in Croatia

the Butterfly

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HIS INVENTIONS: TERMOFOR • hot water bottle, in 1903 • his first patented invention

Termofor

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HIS OTHER INVENTIONS • fountain pen holder

• car-wagon brakes

• rotary toothbrush

• pressure gauge

• anode battery

• anode battery

• ebonite

• pocket battery lamp

• laundry detergent

• dynamometer

• an insect killer Krepax

• special microphone

• remedy against rheumatism

• and many more.....

ERASMUS+ INVENTORS AND INNOVATORS: OUR HERITAGE AND OUR FUTURE

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REFERENCES  https://hr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Slavoljub_Penkala  http://www.toz-penkala.hr/slavoljub-penkala  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavoljub_Eduard_Penkala

ERASMUS+ INVENTORS AND INNOVATORS: OUR HERITAGE AND OUR FUTURE