Josef Božek
Josef Božek (Polish: Józef Bożek) (28 February 1782 in Biery – 21 October 1835 in Prague) was an engineer and inventor from Cieszyn Silesia, labelled by various sources as Czech or Polish. He is considered one of founders of Czech mechanics. He put into operation one of the first steam engines in the Czech lands. His sons, František and Romuald, also became accomplished engineers.
External links[]
- Short Biography at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 November 2005)
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- Steam engine engineers
- Czech engineers
- Polish engineers
- Czech inventors
- Polish inventors
- Czech mechanical engineers
- Polish mechanical engineers
- 1782 births
- 1835 deaths
- People from Cieszyn Silesia
- People from Cieszyn County
- Czech people stubs
- Polish scientist stubs
- European engineer stubs