János Irinyi
János Irinyi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈiriɲi]; sometimes also spelled János Irínyi; Romanian: Ioan Irinyi; 18 May 1817, in Albis (today part of Buduslău, Romania – 17 December 1895, in Vértes (today Létavértes, Hungary)) was a Hungarian chemist and inventor of the noiseless and non-explosive match. He achieved this by mixing the yellow (also called white) phosphorus with lead dioxide instead of the potassium chlorate used previously.[1]
Irinyi also took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.[2]
Asteroid[]
Asteroid 106869 Irinyi, discovered by Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky and László L. Kiss at Piszkéstető Station in 2000, was named in his memory.[3] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 22 January 2008 (M.P.C. 61767).[4]
References[]
- ^ Hungarian Patent Office; this site's mention of calcium chlorate rather than potassium chlorate appears to be an error?
- ^ "THE CONTRIBUTION OF HUNGARIANS TO UNIVERSAL CULTURE (with inventors)". HungEMB-Culture – Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Damascus, Syria. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02.
- ^ "106869 Irinyi (2000 YY31)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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