Einstein–Szilárd collaboration
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The Einstein–Szilárd collaboration was a scientific partnership between Albert Einstein and Leo Szilárd in the late 1920s and early 1930s focused on developing innovative technologies, most notably an absorption refrigerator with no moving parts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
research partnership
ⓘ
scientific collaboration ⓘ |
| coInventor |
Albert Einstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leó Szilárd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commercialOutcome | not widely commercialized ⓘ |
| competedWith | vapor-compression refrigerators ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designFeature |
hermetically sealed system
ⓘ
no mechanical compressor ⓘ no moving parts in the cooling circuit ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1930s ⓘ |
| field |
engineering
ⓘ
physics ⓘ |
| focus |
absorption refrigeration technology
ⓘ
refrigerator with no moving parts ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Albert Einstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leó Szilárd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPatent |
DE590783
ⓘ
GB282428 ⓘ US1781541 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| influencedBy | toxic refrigerant accidents in the 1920s ⓘ |
| location | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWork | Einstein–Szilárd refrigerator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivation |
avoid toxic refrigerant leaks
ⓘ
improve household refrigerator safety ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of theoretical physics to household technology
ⓘ
innovative refrigerator design ⓘ |
| patentHolder |
Albert Einstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leó Szilárd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productType | domestic refrigerator design ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Einstein–Szilárd letter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1920s ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1926
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1927 ⓘ 1928 ⓘ 1929 ⓘ 1930 ⓘ 1931 ⓘ |
| usedPrinciple | absorption refrigeration cycle ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | electromagnetic pump ⓘ |
| usedWorkingFluid |
ammonia
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butane ⓘ water ⓘ |
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