Christoph Wirth
Christoph Wirth (born October 6, 1870 in Creußen , Bavaria ; † 1950 ) was a German physics teacher, pioneer of radio technology and inventor . Among other things, he invented the remote control system and the double table for turning.
Life
Wirth grew up in Creußen. As a physics teacher, he taught in Nuremberg. Wirth had constructed an electrical "wave transmitter" that could control an unmanned boat using " Hertzian waves ". In 1911 he showed his invention to the public on the Wannsee in Berlin at events organized by the German Fleet Association . The radio control boat on the Wannsee was not only controlled by Wirth, but were rung a bell on the radio control boat and fired gunshots at night and fireworks. Wirth used a fritter as a relay for his demonstration . However, Wirth's demonstrations were rejected by the Imperial Navy as too insignificant and amateurish. In 1914, Wirth demonstrated a guided airship model in a Berlin circus, which had already been achieved in 1910 in the London Hippodrome. It was only as a result of the First World War that the traffic engineering examination commission commissioned the physicist Max Wien to evaluate the Wirth system. With improved amplifier tubes by Walter Schottky, it was possible to develop a receiver that was protected against interference waves and vibrations as well as ignition of the remote control boat's engine.
Awards and prizes (selection)
- 1953: Rudolf Diesel Medal
- Naming of Christoph-Wirth-Straße in Creußen
Web links
- City of short distances . North Bavarian courier
- Jobst Broelmann: Under fire . (PDF) In: Technikwunder - Deutsches Museum
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of short distances . North Bavarian courier.
- ^ A b Jobst Broelmann: Under fire . (PDF) In: Technikwunder - Deutsches Museum .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wirth, Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pioneer in electrical engineering |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Creußen , Bavaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1950 |