INVENTORS AND INNOVATORS PPT CROATIA Marcel pl Kiepach

Marcel Kiepach

By Marina Zorić Trgovačka škola Zagreb

INTRODUCTION  born: 1894  died: 1915 on the Russian front  Croatian inventor – maritime compass  „child prodigy”, „Tesla of Križevci”

HIS INVENTION – MARITIME COMPASS  gyrocompass  patented in Berlin in 1910 when he was just 16 years old  indicates north regardless of the presence of iron or magnetic forces  enabled the ships to navigate more precisely

HIS INVENTION – DYNAMO FOR VEHICLE LIGHTNING  an electric generator combined with the mechanical drive of the

vehicle itself  patented it in France

PATENTS  gyrocompass  dynamo for vehicle lighting  an electric switch for X-ray machines  small transformer for low voltage

INTERESTING FACTS  descendant of the noble family Kiepach

 his family came to Križevci in the early 19th century and became influential in the town  he was called a „child prodigy”

PERSONAL LIFE ï‚´ Keipach volounteered in World War 1 and died at 21

INTERESTING FACTS  was active in many fields of mechanics and electronics

 his remains were brought to Križevci in 1917 and they were laid in the family tomb in the Town Cemetery

REFERENCES  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Kiepach  www.krizevci.eu/hr_HR/kri%C5%BEevci/li%C4%8Dnosti/marcel+pl

.+kiepach/  hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Kiepach  hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=10411