József Károly Hell
The native form of this personal name is Hell József Károly. This article uses the Western name order.
Jozef Karol Hell (Slovak: Jozef Karol Hell, German: Josef/ph Karl Hell, Hungarian: Hell József Károly) (15 May 1713, Banská Štiavnica - 11 March 1789, Banská Štiavnica) was a Hungarian[1][2] mining engineer and inventor, who invented the water-pillar (water pump machine) in 1749 (first use 1753). It is mainly used today for oil extraction. He also proposed construction of the tajchy reservoirs around Banská Štiavnica. He was a student of Samuel Mikovíny in 1737. Regardless of his nationality, he is a pride of both Hungarian and Slovak nations.
His first machine was able to pump water up from the depth of 212 meters. Jozef Karol Hell later built the pumping machines in 1749-1768, which belongs to the best technology in this field worldwide.
References
- 1 2 Made in Hungary: Hungarian Contributions to Universal Culture. Andrew L. Simon. ISBN 0-9665734-2-0.
- ↑ S. Wagner, Francis (1977). Hungarian Contributions to World Civilization. Alpha Publications. ISBN 978-0-912404-04-2. ISBN 0-912404-04-3.
External links
- Jozef Karol Hell – významný konštruktér a vynálezca (in Slovak)
- Berechnung der Luftmaschine, welche in der Niederungarischen Bergstadt zu Schemnitz bey der Amalia Schacht, vom Herrn Joseph Karl Höll, Oberkunstmeistern erfunden, erbauet und im Jahre 1753, den 23. März ist angelassen worden. Wien 1771.
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