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
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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.....
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Postage stamp
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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