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Imre Bródy
1891-12-23 – 1944-12-20
Life & Legacy
Imre Bródy (1891, Gyula, Hungary–1944, Mühldorf) was a Hungarian physicist who invented in 1930 the krypton-filled fluorescent lamps (also known as the krypton electric bulb),
with fellow-Hungarian inventors Emil Theisz, Ferenc Kőrösy and Tivadar Millner. He developed the technology of the production of krypton bulbs together with Michael Polanyi (Hungarian: Polányi Mihály). He was the nephew of writer Sándor Bródy.
Occupation & Career
physicist, inventor, teacher
Education
Eötvös Loránd University
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Eötvös Loránd University
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q327826 — wikidata View source
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