Science_and_technology List_of_Slovaks

1 science , technology

1.1 philosophers, polyhistors, teachers
1.2 linguists, humanists , historians
1.3 inventors , engineers
1.4 natural sciences , medicine
1.5 geology, mineralogy
1.6 archeology
1.7 physics
1.8 mathematics
1.9 computer science

1.9.1 astronomers (20th century)
1.9.2 astronauts

science , technology
philosophers, polyhistors, teachers

pavol jozef Šafárik (paul joseph schaffarik, pavel josef safarik) (1795–1861) – poet, professor, polyhistor
jakob jakobeus (1591–1645) – poet, historian, priest, , writer

linguists, humanists , historians

anton bernolák (1762–1813) – lower nobleman, jesuit, author of first slovak language standard (in 1780s), based on western slovak dialects.
Ľudovít Štúr (ludevít Štúr) (1815–1856) – best known role in development of modern slovak language. in 1844 suggested central slovak dialect used literary language of slovaks, , in 1846 codified new language standard in nauka reči slovenskej. [theory of slovak language]
adam františek kollár (adam franz kollar) (1718–1783) – lower nobleman, historian , jurist rose ranks of imperial-royal court councilor , chief imperial-royal librarian of empress maria theresa. coined term ethnology.
janko matúška (1821–1877) - author of slovak national anthem.
martin hattala (1821–1903) – linguist.

inventors , engineers

jozef murgaš (1864–1929) – inventor of wireless telegraph (forerunner of radio). murgas rotary-spark-system allowed faster communication, through use of musical tones. patented new invention, listed wireless telegraphy apparatus , more inventions in field. these patents go on form foundations invention of radio. devised system improved morse code. other patents include spinning reel (for fishing), wave meter, electric transformer, magnetic detector, , engine producing electromagnetic waves.
aurel stodola (1859–1942) – engineer , professor, enabled construction of steam , gas turbines (around 1900), constructor of movable artificial arm (the stodola arm) in 1915
john dopyera (ján dopjera) (1893–1988) – inventor of music instruments, invented dobro resonator guitar

aviation

ján bahýľ (1865–1916) – military engineer, inventor of motor-driven helicopter (four years before bréguet , cornu). bahýľ granted 7 patents in all, including invention of tank pump, air balloons combined air turbine, first petrol engine car in slovakia (with anton marschall) , lift bratislava castle.
Štefan banič (1870–1941) – inventor of military parachute , of first actively used parachute
ivan alexander getting (1912—2003) - american physicist , electrical engineer, credited (along bradford parkinson) development of global positioning system (gps).

natural sciences , medicine

vojtech alexander (1857–1916) – revolutionary radiologist
daniel carleton gajdusek (1923–2008) – american physician , nobel prize winner of slovak descent
andreas jaszlinszky (18th century) – jesuit physics professor
ján jesenský (johann jessenius) (1566–1621) – physician, surgeon, anatomist, rector of charles university, protestant activist , politician
ján vilček (1933) - biomedical scientist, educator, inventor , philanthropist
milan jamrich (1950) - developmental biologist , educator; professor in department of molecular , cellular biology , molecular , human genetics @ baylor college of medicine in houston, texas

geology, mineralogy

dimitrij andrusov (1897–1976) – geologist , paleontologist, founder of modern slovak geology
jan veizer (1941) – geochemist , paleoclimatologist

archeology

andrej kmeť (1841–1908) – botanist, archaeologist
ján kollár – pastor, writer, archaeologist, academic

physics

dionýz ilkovič (1907–1980) – physicist
stefan janos (1943) – low temperature physicist living in switzerland
ivan wilhelm cs:ivan wilhelm (1942) – nuclear physicist, former rector of charles university in prague

mathematics

lev bukovský – mathematician
jur hronec – mathematician
igor kluvánek – mathematician
samuel mikovíny – hungarian mathematician, engineer , map maker
tibor Šalát – mathematician, author of many mathematical textbooks in slovak language
peter Štefan – mathematician
Štefan znám – mathematician

computer science

juraj hromkovič – slovak computer scientist living in switzerland

astronomy

matthias bel – 17th century astronomer. made first relatively precise measurement of distance earth sun.

astronomers (20th century)

milan rastislav Štefánik
milan antal
antonín bečvář
ladislav brožek
Ľubor kresák
dušan kalmančok
Ľudmila pajdušáková
vladimír porubčan
juraj tóth

astronauts

ivan bella (1964) – first astronaut of slovakia (in 1998)
eugene cernan (1934) – u.s. astronaut, last man set foot on moon, son of slovak immigrant ondrej Čerňan.
michael fincke (1967)- u.s. astronaut, current american record holder time in space, grandson of margaret hornyak fincke