Johannes Schmidlap

Multi-stage rockets from Schmidlaps Artificial and righteous Fewrwerck zum Schimpff

Johannes Schmidlap (* before 1561 , probably in Schorndorf ; also Johann ; also Schmidlapp ) was a fireworker , war technician and rocket pioneer in the 16th century.

Schmidlap was most likely born in Schorndorf, not much is known about his life. Occasionally he is referred to by the nickname of Schorndorff or the elder . In 1560 he published his work for the first time: Artificial and honest Fewrwerck zum Schimpff with Johann vom Berg and Vlrich Newber in Nuremberg , the work was reprinted in 1564 and reissued in a new edition in 1590 and 1591 by Katharina Gerlachin . As a contemporary of the rocket engineer Conrad Haas , who also dealt with multi-stage rocket systems, he was probably in contact with him. Doru Todriciu notes striking similarities between the images and text passages in the publications by Conrad Haas and Schmidlaps. Schmidlap was probably the first to successfully launch multi-stage rockets .

Works

Artificial and righteous Fewrwerck to Schimpff, previously never went out in the truck ... Johann vom Berg and Vlrich Newber, Nuremberg 1560.
Artificial and righteous apartments to scold, never before in the truck . Johann vom Berg and Vlrich Newber, Nuremberg 1564 ( [1] [accessed January 7, 2018]).
Artificial and righteous apartments to scold, never before in the truck . Katharina Gerlachin, Nuremberg 1590.
Artificial and righteous apartments to scold, previously never gone out in the truck (etc,) . Katharina Gerlachin, Nuremberg 1591.

literature

Doru Todericiu: Rocket technology in the 16th century . In: History of Technology . No. 34.2 , 1967, ISSN 0040-117X , p. 97-114 here 107-108 .

Web links

Commons : Artificial and righteous fireworks for schimpff - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Doru Todericiu: rocket technology in the 16th century . In: History of Technology . No. 34.2 , 1967, p. 97-114 here 107-108 .

personal data
SURNAME	Schmidlap, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schmidlapp, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German fireworker and rocket pioneer
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1561
PLACE OF BIRTH	uncertain: Schorndorf
DATE OF DEATH	16th century or 17th century

[1] Doru Todericiu: rocket technology in the 16th century . In: History of Technology . No. 34.2 , 1967, p. 97-114 here 107-108 .