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Karl Ludwig Nessler was born on 2 May 1872 in Todtnau. He was the son of Rosina (née Laitner) and Bartholomäus Nessler, a cobbler in Todtnau, a small town located high in the Black Forest, just beneath the Feldberg. He reportedly conceived the idea of a permanent wave early on.
Karl Nessler: Inventor of the permanent wave. Paul Gottlieb Nipkow: Technician and inventor, the "spiritual father" of the core element of first generation television technology. Emmy Noether: Mathematician. Groundbreaking contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics (Noether's theorem). Considered by many as the most influential ...
The interlaced video method is introduced on TVr to reduce image flicker. The transmitter Witzleben uses the new standard with 441 lines and 25 image changes, i.e. 50 fields of 220 half-lines. Until the HDTV era the interlace method remains in use. First movie encoder make it possible not to send the TV live, but to rely on recordings. 1938
Karl Marx (left) and Friedrich Engels (right) Otto von Bismarck created the first modern welfare state worldwide. Late 18th century: German idealism by Immanuel Kant [493] Mid-19th century: Marxism by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels [494] 1852: Credit union by Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch in Saxony, later further developed by Friedrich ...
Karl Nessler (1872–1951), Germany/U.S. – Permanent wave machine, artificial eyebrows Bernard de Neumann (1943–2018), UK – massively parallel self-configuring multi-processor John von Neumann (1903–1957), Hungary – Von Neumann computer architecture , Stochastic computing , Merge sort algorithm
An early alternative method for curling hair that was suitable for use on people was invented in 1905 by German hairdresser Karl Nessler. [5] He used a mixture of cow urine and water. The first public demonstration took place on 8 October 1905, but Nessler had been working on the idea since 1896.
Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity is a British television series outlining aspects of the history of electricity. The series was a co-production between the Open University and the BBC and aired from 6 to 20 October 2011 on BBC Four. The programs were presented by Jim Al-Khalili.
Streetcars created enormous demand for early electricity. This Siemens Tram from 1884 required 500 V direct current, which was typical. Much of early electricity was direct current, which could not easily be increased or decreased in voltage either for long-distance transmission or for sharing a common line to be used with multiple types of electric devices.