Johann Philipp Wagner

Johann Philipp Wagner (January 24, 1799 in Fischbach (Bad Schwalbach) – January 8, 1879 in Frankfurt) was a German merchant and inventor. He is credited for being the first person to investigate the use of electric current for transport.[1][2][3]

Johann Philipp Wagner
Born(1799-01-24)24 January 1799
Bad Schwalbach, German Confederation
Died(1879-01-08)8 January 1879
Frankfurt, Germany
OccupationInventor

Career

Wagner started working in the iron industry in 1815. In 1836, with the help of mechanic Fritz Albert, Wagner built and presented an electromagnetic engine at the annual celebration of the Senckenberg Society. In 1840, Wagner built his first "electric train" in his workshop, which weighed 40 pounds, and could pull another 60-pound car for several hours at considerable speed.

On November 10, 1840, Wagner was granted a patent to build an electromagnetic rotary apparatus. On January 15, 1841, he presented the completed work. In February 25, 1841, Wagner described in his report to the Federal Assembly the disadvantages of the steam operation (smoke and steam), compared to electric alternative. On June 13, 1844, the Federal Assembly concluded that Wagner's engine was 12 times more expensive to build than the steam engine.[4][5]

References
  1. Summers, L.A. British Railways Steam 1948-1970.
  2. Geschichtlicher Überblick auf der Website des Physikalischen Vereins
  3. electrosuisse.ch: Johann Philipp Wagner Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (PDF; 29 kB)
  4. http://forum.ahnenforschung.net/showthread.php?t=19479&page=2
  5. http://www.archive.org/stream/amtlicherbericht18gese/amtlicherbericht18gese_djvu.txt
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