Reuleaux, F. 1829-1905
Enlarge text Shrink text-
Personality
|
System number
987007280245705171
-
Save successfulThe item can be found in your Personal ZoneשגיאהLog in to your account to save
Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
רולו, פרנץ, 1829-1905
Name (Latin)
Reuleaux, F. 1829-1905
Other forms of name
nna Reuleaux, Franz, 1829-1905
Date of birth
1829-09-30
Date of death
1905-08-20
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- nuc88-66374: His Briefe aux Philadelphia, 1983(hdg. on NjP rept.: Reuleaux, F. (Franz); usage: F. Reuleaux)
- LC data base, 7/13/89(hdg.: Reuleaux, Franz, 1829-1905; usage: F. Reuleaux)
Wikipedia description:
Franz Reuleaux (French: [ʁœlo]; German: [ʁøˈloː]; 30 September 1829 – 20 August 1905) was a German mechanical engineer and a lecturer at Technische Hochschule Berlin (today Technische Universität Berlin), later appointed as the president of the academy. He was often called the father of kinematics. He was a leader in his profession, contributing to many important domains of science and knowledge. Today, he may be best remembered for the Reuleaux triangle, a curve of constant width that he helped develop as a useful mechanical form.
Read more on Wikipedia >