CzechiaTéma 29, úloha 8 · Notable figures since the 19th century
Which Czech inventor of the 19th century put into operation the first public electric lighting and the first electric tram in the Czech lands?
In the exam (Czech)
Který český vynálezce v 19. století uvedl do provozu první veřejné elektrické osvětlení a první elektrickou tramvaj v českých zemích?
- aJosef Ressel.Josef Ressel.
- bOtto Wichterle.Otto Wichterle.
- cFrantišek Křižík.František Křižík.Correct answer
- dJaroslav Heyrovský.Jaroslav Heyrovský.
Why?
František Křižík invented an arc lamp. In 1887 in Jindřichův Hradec he switched on the first electric street lighting in a town in Bohemia, and soon afterwards also in Písek. In 1891 he built the first electric tram in the Czech lands at Letná in Prague.
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