János Irinyi
János Irinyi
Born(1817-05-18)18 May 1817
Albis, Kingdom of Hungary
Died17 December 1895(1895-12-17) (aged 78)
Vértes, Kingdom of Hungary

János Irinyi (sometimes also spelled János Irínyi; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈiriɲi]; 18 May 1817 – 17 December 1895) was a Hungarian chemist and inventor of the noiseless and non-explosive match. He achieved this by mixing the yellow (also called white) phosphorus with lead dioxide instead of the potassium chlorate used previously.[1]

Irinyi also took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.[2]

Asteroid

Asteroid 106869 Irinyi, discovered by Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky and László L. Kiss at Piszkéstető Station in 2000, was named in his memory.[3] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 22 January 2008 (M.P.C. 61767).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hungarian Patent Office; this site's mention of calcium chlorate rather than potassium chlorate appears to be an error?
  2. ↑ "THE CONTRIBUTION OF HUNGARIANS TO UNIVERSAL CULTURE (with inventors)". HungEMB-Culture – Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Damascus, Syria. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007.
  3. ↑ "106869 Irinyi (2000 YY31)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 August 2019.


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