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Nemuritoarea "Pilă Karpen"
The immortal "Karpen Pile"

Author(s): Gabriel I. Năstase
Subject(s): Scientific Life
Published by: Editura Mega Print SRL
Keywords: physicist; invention; Pile electric; Karpen Pila; application;

Summary/Abstract: The invention made in the 50s by the Academician Nicolae Vasilescu Karpen (1870–1964) refers to „Thermoelectric Pile with uniform temperature”. When invented it, Nicolae Vasilescu Karpen says „pile will work forever”. „Karpen Pile” after sitting 30 years locked in a safe has been exposed in October 2013 at the National Technical Museum „Dimitrie Leonida”. Currently „Karpen Pile” works like it was invented yesterday.

  • Issue Year: 7/2014
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 203-205
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Romanian