József Károly Hell (
Slovak: ''Jozef Karol Hell'',
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: ''Josef/ph Karl Hell'',
Hungarian: ''Hell József Károly'') (15 May 1713, Szélakna (Windschacht, Piarg, now
Štiavnické Bane
Štiavnické Bane () is a village in the Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
Name
First, in 1352 it was recorded as ''Sygluspergh'', then in 1388 as ''Pergh'', in 1457 as ''Sigelsperg'', in 1559 as ''Pergh'', l ...
,
Slovakia
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) – 11 March 1789, Selmecbánya (Schemnitz, now Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia)) was a Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian
mining engineer and inventor, who invented the water-pillar (water pump machine) in 1749 (first use 1753). It is mainly used today for oil extraction. He also proposed construction of the tajchy reservoirs around Selmecbánya. He was a student of Sámuel Mikoviny in 1737. Regardless of his nationality, he is a pride of both Hungarian and Slovak nations.
His first machine was able to pump water up from the depth of 212 meters. Hell later built pumping machines in 1749-1768, which belonged to the best technology in this field worldwide.
References
External links
Jozef Karol Hell – významný konštruktér a vynálezca (in Slovak)
* Berechnung der Luftmaschine, welche in der Niederungarischen Bergstadt zu Schemnitz bey der Amalia Schacht, vom Herrn Joseph Karl Höll, Oberkunstmeistern erfunden, erbauet und im Jahre 1753, den 23. März ist angelassen worden. Wien 1771.
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1713 births
1789 deaths
18th-century Hungarian scientists, Hell, Jozsef Karoly
Hungarian inventors, Hell, Jozsef Karoly
Hungarian engineers
People from the Habsburg monarchy
18th-century engineers
18th-century inventors