Jedlik's dynamo
| Štefan Anián Jedlík | |
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Ányos Jedlík
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| Born |
11 January 1800 Zemné (Szímő), Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg Empire |
| Died | 13 December 1895 (aged 95) Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
| Citizenship | Hungarian |
| Fields | Inventor, engineer, physicist |
| Known for | Electric motor, dynamo, self-excitation, impulse generator, cascade connection |
Ányos István Jedlík (Hungarian: Jedlik Ányos István; Slovak: Štefan Anián Jedlík; in older texts and publications: Latin: Stephanus Anianus Jedlik; 11 January 1800 – 13 December 1895) was a Hungarian inventor, engineer, physicist, and Benedictine priest. He was also a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and author of several books. He is considered by Hungarians and Slovaks to be the unsung father of the dynamo and electric motor.
He was born in Szímő, Kingdom of Hungary (today Zemné, Slovakia). His mother was a member of a Hungarian noble family, while his father's family was of Slovak origin moving in 1720 from Liptov County (previously Liptó) to Zemné (previously Szímő).
Jedlik's education began at high schools in Trnava (previously Nagyszombat) and Pressburg (today Bratislava). In 1817 he became a Benedictine, and from that time continued his studies at the schools of that order, where he was known by his Latin name Stephanus Anianus. He lectured at Benedictine schools up to 1839, then for 40 years at the Budapest University of Sciences department of physics-mechanics. Few guessed at that time that his activities would play an important part in bringing up a new generation of physicists. He became the dean of the Faculty of Arts in 1848, and by 1863 he was rector of the University. From 1858 he was a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and from 1873 was an honorary member. After his retirement he continued working and spent his last years in complete seclusion at the priory in Győr, where he died.
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