Which Slovak mathematician, born in Pressburg in 1704, built a water wheel in the 18th century and worked in Göttingen and Halle?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Ján Andrej Segner
- Step 1: The Segner wheel is a forerunner of the reaction turbine. Step 2. Segner taught at the universities of Göttingen and Halle. Answer: Ján Andrej Segner. Why not the others: The others lived in later centuries and worked on other devices.
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