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János Irinyi | |
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Died | 17 December 1895
Vértes, Kingdom of Hungary | (aged 78)
János Irinyi (sometimes also spelled János Irínyi; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈiriɲi]; 18 May 1817 – 17 December 1895) was a Hungarian chemist and inventor of the noiseless and non-explosive match. He achieved this by mixing the yellow (also called white) phosphorus with lead dioxide instead of the potassium chlorate used previously. [1]
Irinyi also took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. [2]
Asteroid 106869 Irinyi, discovered by Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky and László L. Kiss at Piszkéstető Station in 2000, was named in his memory. [3] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 22 January 2008 ( M.P.C. 61767). [4]
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János Irinyi | |
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Born | |
Died | 17 December 1895
Vértes, Kingdom of Hungary | (aged 78)
János Irinyi (sometimes also spelled János Irínyi; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈiriɲi]; 18 May 1817 – 17 December 1895) was a Hungarian chemist and inventor of the noiseless and non-explosive match. He achieved this by mixing the yellow (also called white) phosphorus with lead dioxide instead of the potassium chlorate used previously. [1]
Irinyi also took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. [2]
Asteroid 106869 Irinyi, discovered by Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky and László L. Kiss at Piszkéstető Station in 2000, was named in his memory. [3] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 22 January 2008 ( M.P.C. 61767). [4]