18 Facts About Aurel Stodola

Aurel Boleslav Stodola was a Slovak engineer, physicist, and inventor.

Aurel Stodola was a pioneer in the area of technical thermodynamics and its applications and published his book Die Dampfturbine in 1903.

Aurel Stodola was born in Vrbica-Hustak, in the Kingdom of Hungary on 11 May 1859.

Aurel Stodola was baptized as Aurel Bohuslav, but he used just name Aurel.

Aurel Stodola was baptized by the famous person of the Slovak emancipation movement, Protestant priest, poet, linguist, and representative of the Slovak national movement in 1840s Michal Miloslav Hodza.

Aurel Stodola attended a local primary school in Vrbica, Liptovsky Mikulas.

Aurel Stodola attended secondary education in Levoca, Kezmarok and Kosice, where he completed his secondary schooling.

Aurel Stodola was acknowledged as gifted student and he received a grant.

Aurel Stodola wanted to improve his skills and French, as well.

Aurel Stodola improved his practical engineering and soon became a main engineer.

Aurel Stodola worked and taught at Polytechnikum until his retirement in 1929.

Aurel Stodola gave his first lecture on 23 October 1892.

Aurel Stodola provided stimuli in the development of the curriculum and the construction of the first machine laboratory.

Aurel Stodola was invited as evaluator to The Exposition Universelle in Paris, during the same year.

Aurel Stodola maintained friendly contact with academics in Switzerland and abroad, including Albert Einstein.

Aurel Stodola encouraged Swiss businessmen to support Schweitzer's hospital in Africa.

Aurel Stodola was interested in Theoretical physics and philosophy, as well.

Aurel Stodola's remains were moved to his birthplace in 1989 because the ETH denied paying for his grave.