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Anyos Jedlik

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Born

1660s, Hungary

Died

late 1700s, Hungary

Legacy

Foundational work leading to widespread application of electricity in industry • Impact on the development of important technologies like the telegraph, electric lighting, and electric motors • Widely recognized as a founding father of electrical engineering

Nationality

Hungary

Occupations

Inventor • physicist • electrical engineer

Years active

Late 1600s

Contributions

Invention of the first practical dynamo-electric generator, the 'Anyrósin' • Formulation of key principles in electrical machinery and electromagnetism

Notable works

Análisis és a Rendszerelés Tudományos Módszereinek FejlesztéseElektromos Motorok és Generátorok Működése és Alkalmazása

Anyos Jedlik