Photo: Josef Beneda, Czech Radio
A new exhibition dedicated to František Křižík, one of the pioneers of electrical engineering in the Czech lands, has opened at the National Technical Museum in Prague. Entitled František Křižík: A Knight of Electrical Engineering, it explores the life and achievements of the famous inventor.
Railway signals designed to prevent train collisions, an electric arc lamp that won a gold medal at the 1881 World’s Fair in Paris, Prague’s first electric tramway and the famous illuminated fountain at the 1891 Jubilee Exhibition: these are just some of the inventions and projects of František Křižík, one of the best-known Czech engineers and inventors of the late 19th century.
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Author: Ruth Fraňková