János Irinyi
János Irinyi.
János Irinyi (May 17, 1817 – December 17, 1895); Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈiriɲi], sometimes also spelled János Irínyi) [1] was a Hungarian chemist and inventor of the noiseless and non-explosive match. He achieved this by mixing the phosphorus with lead dioxide instead of the potassium chlorate used previously.[2]
Irinyi also took part in the 1848 Hungarian Revolution. [1]
Notes
- ^ a b "THE CONTRIBUTION OF HUNGARIANS TO UNIVERSAL CULTURE" (with inventors), Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Damascus, Syria, 2006, webpage: HungEMB-Culture.
- ^ Hungarian Patent Office; this site's mention of calcium chlorate rather than potassium chlorate appears to be an error?