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Alban, Ernst (1791 - 1856)

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German pioneer of steam engineering, mechanical engineer and an ophthalmologist

Albans work for high-pressure steam were internationally recognized. They were an important step for the development of new machines in the mid-19th Century. A decisive factor was an explosionproof kettle.
   
variant spelling:
Alban, Ernst
   
Curriculum vitae  
* 07.02.1791 Neubrandenburg Born at 07 February in Neubrandenburg
1810 - 1815 Study of theology - later medicine at the universities of Rostock, Berlin, Greifswald, Göttingen
1815 First attempts to build a high-pressure steam engine
1815 Doctorate - Ophthalmologist in Rostock - Habilitation - Associated professor at the University of Rostock
1825 beendete seine Karriere als Arzt und betätigte sich nur noch als Maschinenbauer
1825 First patent for his steam generation principle
1825 - 1827 England Stay in England
1827 Deutschland Start of journalistic work in polytechnic literature
1829 Klein-Wehnendorf Formation of the first mechanical engineering institute Mecklenburg in Klein-Wehnendorf
1838 Güstrow Admission as a partner in the Güstrower mechanical engineering institute
1840 Plau am See Formation of his own machine factory in Plau am See
1843 MAsterpiece "Die Hochdruckdampfmaschine"
† 13.06.1856 Plau am See Died at 13 June in Plau am See
Collections
Industrial Revolution, ca. 1780-1850
Industrialisation, ca. 1850-1920
Literature
 
no fulltext found Die Hochdruckdampfmaschine ; Richtigstellung ihres Werthes in der Reihe der übrigen Dampfmaschinen-Systeme, Vortheile ihrer allgemeinen Anwendung, so wie Vorschläge zu einer zweckmäßigen Construction derselben, um die Dämpfe möglichst Brennmaterial ersparend und gefahrlos in ihr benutzen zu können / aus eigenen Erfahrungen entwickelt
Author: Alban, Ernst
Published: 1843
 
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