Ferdinand Kovačević

Bust of Kovačević at the Technical Museum in Zagreb, set in 1999

Ferdinand Kovačević (1838–1913) was a Croatian inventor, engineer, and pioneer in telegraphy who originated from Gospić (actually near Smiljan[1]).[2] He invented the duplex connection of telegraphic transmission,[3] patented in 1876 in Vienna and Budapest.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Kovačević, Ferdinand". Croatian Encyclopedia (in Croatian). Zagreb: Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Vesna Dakić; Miroslav Mirković (1999). Ferdinand Kovačević: pionir hrvatske telegrafije (in Croatian). Zagreb: Technical Museum. ISBN 978-953-6568-00-0.
  3. ↑ History of Croatian Science
  4. ↑ znanost
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