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Himmelwerk in Derendinger Strasse (around 1930)

Gottlob Himmel (* 1854 ; † 1931 ) was a Tübingen master craftsman who founded the Tübinger Himmelwerk , a factory for lighting systems , in 1879 . There he mass-produced his inventions - including gas lamps for operating theaters in clinics.

Gas light

Patent for an elevator for gas lanterns

Thank God Himmel ran a workshop in the old town of Tübingen. His neighbor, the famous surgeon Viktor von Bruns (1812–1883) had told him about Carl Auer von Welsbach's mantle , which he had seen at a congress in Vienna. With the new gas light that this makes possible, operating theaters can be lit as bright as day.

After the introduction of the mantle light indoors, Himmel devoted himself to improving street lights, especially their remote ignition. He was able to switch all lanterns in the entire city area on and off remotely with a pressure wave in the gas pipes.

In the spring of 1914, Gottlob Himmel wanted to take part in the international gas exhibition in Munich and hoped to use his patents profitably all over the world. But the outbreak of the First World War made this impossible. By the end of the war, electricity had become so well established that gas lighting was no longer in demand. Himmel therefore switched to the manufacture of electric motors.

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  1. ↑ a b Bruns, Bunsen and Himmel - Technology Center on Neue Strasse
  2. ↑ Factory for lighting systems

literature

  • Heinrich Hartmann: Man and Work. 75 years of Himmelwerk AG. Tübingen , Tübingen 1954

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SURNAME Heaven, thank God
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German master craftsman and founder of the Himmelwerke
DATE OF BIRTH 1854
DATE OF DEATH 1931