Johann Sahulka
Encyclopedia
Johann Sahulka was an Austria
n scientist and professor of electrical engineering at Vienna University of Technology
. He discovered that mercury arcs act as a rectifier
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n scientist and professor of electrical engineering at Vienna University of Technology
Vienna University of Technology
Vienna University of Technology is one of the major universities in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Founded in 1815 as the "Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute" , it currently has about 26,200 students , 8 faculties and about 4,000 staff members...
. He discovered that mercury arcs act as a rectifier
Rectifier
A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current , which periodically reverses direction, to direct current , which flows in only one direction. The process is known as rectification...
.
External links
- http://aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at/aeiou.encyclop.s/s016054.htm;internal&action=_setlanguage.action?LANGUAGE=en