German inventor Nikolaus Septust Otto developed a four-stroke internal-combustion engine in 1876. Continue reading
Tag: Germany
First Desalination Plant Built
British engineers at the War Office Revictualizing Station at the island of Helgoland, Germany built a desalination plant in 1855. Continue reading
Chemist Teaching Lab Opens in Germany
The University of Giessen, Germany founded a chemist teaching laboratory in 1827. Continue reading
Dictionary of Chemistry Was Published
William Nicholson, English chemist and inventor completed the Dictionary of Chemistry in 1795, Continue reading
Development of Rotary Internal Combustion Engine
German engineer Felix Wankel developed the rotary internal-combustion engine in 1954-56 while at the NSU Motorenwerke AG in Neckarsulm, Germany. Continue reading
Chemist Examines Crystallized Juice by Microscope
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf, chemist and Director of the chemical laboratory at the German Academy of Sciences, Berlin (1754- 1760). Continue reading
Germany Postal Service Delivers Private Mail
Germany started private mail postal service in 1550 Thurn und Taxi, a noble house. Continue reading
Philipp Melanchthon
Philip Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and an influential designer of educational systems. He stands next to Luther and John Calvin as a reformer, theologian, and moulder of Protestantism. Continue reading
First Lutheran Churches
Martin Luther founded the first German Lutheran churches following the split from the Roman Catholic Church. Continue reading
Protestant Theological Doctrine Loci communes rerum theologicarum
Philipp Melanchthon published the Protestant theological doctrine, Loci communes rerum theologicarum in Germany in 1521. Continue reading