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Friedrich Wilhelm Schindler

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Friedrich Wilhelm Schindler (June 1, 1856 – November 19, 1920) was Swiss Austrian pioneer of electrical engineering. He is notable for building Austria's first electric generator, introducing a fully electric kitchen at the 1893 Chicago World Fair,[1] and patenting an early form of the electronic cigarette lighter.

References

  1. ^ Möllers, Nina; Zachmann, Karin (2014-04-30). Past and Present Energy Societies: How Energy Connects Politics, Technologies and Cultures. transcript Verlag. p. 49. ISBN 978-3-8394-1964-9.