Gustav Eichelberg
Gustav Eichelberg (born November 21, 1891 in Ensisheim , Alsace , † February 6, 1976 in Zurich ) was a German-Swiss mechanical engineer .
Eichelberg studied mechanical engineering at the ETH Zurich until 1914 and was then assistant to Aurel Stodola for a short time . In 1916 he got a job at the Sulzer Brothers AG . In their development department he was initially responsible for diesel engines and from 1920 mainly for refrigeration machines . From 1921 he headed the development department. He received his doctorate in 1922 .
In 1929 Eichelberg was appointed full professor of thermodynamics and combustion engines and successor to Stodola at the ETH Zurich. Until his retirement in 1959, he successfully turned the theory of the development of heat engines to the treatment of design problems. In several publications and lectures, Eichelberg also dealt with questions about the meaning and nature of technology.
Works
- Temperature curve and thermal stresses in internal combustion engines , dissertation, 1922.
- Technology and responsibility: Lecture given at the Christian student conference in Aarau in 1932 . Sauerländer, Aarau 1932.
- Fate technique . Swiss Study Group for European Questions, Zurich 1942.
- Order technology . Rascher, Zurich 1944.
- Man and technology: 3 lectures . Polygraphischer Verlag, Zurich 1953.
- Being human in technical space: farewell lecture . Polygraphischer Verlag, Zurich 1960.
Web links
- Thomas Fuchs: Eichelberg, Gustav. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Liudger Dienel: Engineers between University and Industry: Refrigeration in Germany and America, 1870–1930. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1995, ISBN 3-525-36047-9 , p. 508.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eichelberg, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Swiss mechanical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ensisheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1976 |
| Place of death | Zurich |