Nicolae Vasilescu Karpen (December 10 (O.S.)/December 22 (N.S.), 1870, Craiova – March 2, 1964, Bucharest) was a Romanianengineer and physicist, who worked in telegraphy and telephony and had achievements in mechanical engineering, elasticity, thermodynamics, long-distance telephony, electrochemistry, and civil engineering.[1][2]
After studying at the Carol I High School in Craiova, he went to the School of Bridges, Roads and Mines in Bucharest.[3] After graduating in 1891, he worked as a civil engineer for three years. He went to France to study physics at the University of Paris. In 1904 he was awarded a PhD in physics for his thesis Recherches sur l'effet magnétique des corps electrisés en mouvement (Research on the magnetic effect of electrified bodies in motion). After a year as a professor at the University of Lille, he returned to Romania to teach at the School of Bridges, Roads and Mines, where he was appointed director in February 1920. As a result of his efforts, the School was transformed later that year into the Polytechnic University of Bucharest. Vasilescu Karpen was the first rector of this university, serving in that capacity until 1940.[2]
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The Karpen Pile is claimed to be a battery that has provided continuous energy for over 60 years, making it either a supremely effective method of storing energy or a hoax, furthermore some newspapers describe it as a perpetuum mobile, but most scientists disagree since such a device would violate the Second law of thermodynamics. The device is housed at the Dimitrie Leonida National Technical Museum by 2010. There were claims that it had been working there continuously for 60 years. The prototype has been assembled in 1950 and consists of two series-connected electric piles moving a small galvanometric motor. The motor moves a blade that is connected to a switch. With every half rotation, the blade opens the circuit and closes it at the start of the second half. The blade's rotation time had been calculated so that the piles have time to recharge and that they can rebuild their polarity during the time that the circuit is open. It uses platinum and gold electrodes and no detectable corrosion effect happens. Normally, one electrode should corrode and lose ions which should deposit around the other electrode. Apparently, this does not happen. The cell is just as basic as it gets: two pure electrodes immersed in pure sulfuric acid. Everything sealed.[6] However, the fact that the electrodes are made of gold and platinum (the least reactive metals) and the very low density of the generated power could be the reason why the pile is still working.
^(in Romanian) Academia RPR, Dicționar Enciclopedic Român, București: Editura Politică, 1962-1966
^ abc(in Romanian)Personalități românești ale științelor naturii și tehnicii - Dicționar, București: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică, 1982, pp. 400-401
^ ab(in Romanian) Mihai Olteneanu, Nicolae Vasilescu - Karpen 1870 - 1964 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, Univers Ingineresc, anul XVIII, Nr 1 (335) 1-16 ianuarie 2005, access-date 2011-06-05
^(in Romanian) Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent at the Romanian Academy site
^Dan Berindei, "Academia Română și revoluția din decembrie 1989", in Memoriile Secției de Științe Istorice, Volume 33/2008, p. 157
^Sandru, Ovidiu. "Karpen's Pile: A Battery That Produces Energy Continuously Since 1950 Exists in Romanian Museum". Retrieved 20 July 2012.
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Nicolae Vasilescu Karpen December 10 O S December 22 N S 1870 Craiova March 2 1964 Bucharest was a Romanian engineer and physicist who worked in telegraphy and telephony and had achievements in mechanical engineering elasticity thermodynamics long distance telephony electrochemistry and civil engineering 1 2 Nicolae Vasilescu Karpen Contents 1 Life 2 Karpen Pile 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife EditAfter studying at the Carol I High School in Craiova he went to the School of Bridges Roads and Mines in Bucharest 3 After graduating in 1891 he worked as a civil engineer for three years He went to France to study physics at the University of Paris In 1904 he was awarded a PhD in physics for his thesis Recherches sur l effet magnetique des corps electrises en mouvement Research on the magnetic effect of electrified bodies in motion After a year as a professor at the University of Lille he returned to Romania to teach at the School of Bridges Roads and Mines where he was appointed director in February 1920 As a result of his efforts the School was transformed later that year into the Polytechnic University of Bucharest Vasilescu Karpen was the first rector of this university serving in that capacity until 1940 2 In 1908 he is said to have invented the Karpen Pile ro 2 3 He was the engineer who introduced a permanent wire telecom bridge between Brașov and Bucharest He introduced electrically transmitted wired telegrams in the Romanian Old Kingdom by 1920 citation needed He became a titular member of the Romanian Academy in 1923 4 stripped of membership by the new communist regime in 1948 he was restored to the academy in 1955 5 Karpen Pile EditIt has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Karpen Pile Discuss January 2022 This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Romanian January 2022 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the 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Wikipedia Translation The Karpen Pile is claimed to be a battery that has provided continuous energy for over 60 years making it either a supremely effective method of storing energy or a hoax furthermore some newspapers describe it as a perpetuum mobile but most scientists disagree since such a device would violate the Second law of thermodynamics The device is housed at the Dimitrie Leonida National Technical Museum by 2010 There were claims that it had been working there continuously for 60 years The prototype has been assembled in 1950 and consists of two series connected electric piles moving a small galvanometric motor The motor moves a blade that is connected to a switch With every half rotation the blade opens the circuit and closes it at the start of the second half The blade s rotation time had been calculated so that the piles have time to recharge and that they can rebuild their polarity during the time that the circuit is open It uses platinum and gold electrodes and no detectable corrosion effect happens Normally one electrode should corrode and lose ions which should deposit around the other electrode Apparently this does not happen The cell is just as basic as it gets two pure electrodes immersed in pure sulfuric acid Everything sealed 6 However the fact that the electrodes are made of gold and platinum the least reactive metals and the very low density of the generated power could be the reason why the pile is still working See also EditOxford Electric Bell Beverly Clock Pitch drop experimentReferences Edit in Romanian Academia RPR Dicționar Enciclopedic Roman București Editura Politică 1962 1966 a b c in Romanian Personalități romanești ale științelor naturii și tehnicii Dicționar București Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică 1982 pp 400 401 a b in Romanian Mihai Olteneanu Nicolae Vasilescu Karpen 1870 1964 Archived 2011 07 18 at the Wayback Machine Univers Ingineresc anul XVIII Nr 1 335 1 16 ianuarie 2005 access date 2011 06 05 in Romanian Membrii Academiei Romane din 1866 pană in prezent at the Romanian Academy site Dan Berindei Academia Romană și revoluția din decembrie 1989 in Memoriile Secției de Științe Istorice Volume 33 2008 p 157 Sandru Ovidiu Karpen s Pile A Battery That Produces Energy Continuously Since 1950 Exists in Romanian Museum Retrieved 20 July 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nicolae Vasilescu Karpen Nicolae Vasilescu Karpen in Romanian Nicolae Vasilescu Karpen 1870 1964 short biography by Remus Răduleț For a continuous working of the Vasilescu Karpen s concentration pile by Mihai Dogaru and Mircea Dimitrie Cazacu University Politehnica of Bucharest short history in Romanian Pila nemuritoare I Golea Ziua March 11 2006 1 The Dimitrie Leonida National Technical Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nicolae Vasilescu Karpen amp oldid 1133224938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
