Record No.
MRB-2026-007115
First Worldwide Gas Turbine Electricity Test
Science & Technology
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Aurel Stodola
Slovakia
Category
Science & Technology
Country
Slovakia
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SK )
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Record Description
Slovak-born engineer Aurel Stodola, a pioneer of turbine thermodynamics at ETH Zurich, led the world's first test using a gas turbine to generate electricity in 1939, a milestone in mechanical engineering.
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