Academy of science was included in the french journal laerophile, and a summary in english was published in the. Leonardo torres quevedo 1852 1936 was an ingenious spanish engineer. Leonardo torres y quevedo, december 28, 1852 december 18, 1936. Leonardo torres y quevedo 28 december 1852 18 december 1936 was a spanish civil engineer and mathematician of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. Join facebook to connect with arturo quevedo torres and others you may know. Leonardo torres quevedo auch leonardo torres y quevedo. Leonardo torres 18521936, usually known as leonardo torres y quevedo in spanishspeaking countries, was a. After inheriting a fortune from his aunts he gave up a railway job, married and had eight children. Leonardo torres y quevedo born 1852, santa cruz, santander, spain. Torres quevedo lopez bosch carlos cargos en empresas. Torres quevedo team worked with us in the development of the import advance license system. Como podemos orientar a nuestros hijos en facebook.
Torres quevedos first dirigible, made by the french company astra 1. Spanish engineer leonardo torresquevedo uses a radio remote controller to. With his telekine, torresquevedo created wireless remotecontrol operation principles. This system has been of exceptional assistance in optimizing the performance of the work flow involved in this process. From analytical engine to electronic digital computer.
History of electronics che 2004, bletchley park, u. The resulting design was very strong and perfectly resisted the rupture of one of the support cables. Leonardo torres y quevedo was a spanish civil engineer and mathematician of the late. View the profiles of people named arturo quevedo torres. Torres y quevedos rook endgame automaton chessbase.
Additionally, they provided an effective and timely support service. Among his creations were algebraic machines, remote control devices, dirigibles and the worlds first computer. The contributions of ludgate, torres, and bush pdf. Ieee annals of the history of computing, band 4, 1983, s. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Leonardo torres y quevedo historical records and family. He was president of the academy of sciences of madrid, a member of the french academy of sciences, and famous mainly in spain and franceas a prolific and. Emprendedor apasionado, enfocado en desarrollar negocios rentables con impacto social. Leonardo torres y quevedo, born on december 28, 1852 in santa cruz, spain, graduated from the institute of bilbao, studied in paris, graduated from the madrid school of engineering. This article is within the scope of wikiproject biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize wikipedia s articles about people.
The key element of torres machine was the endless spindle, an analog. Born in santa cruz in the province of santander in spain in 1852 and educated as a civil engineer, torres became director of a major laboratory, president of the academy of sciences of madrid, a member of the french academy of sciences. The niagara spanish aero car was designed by leonardo torres quevedo and represented a new type of aerial cable way that he called transbordador. Zur abrundung seiner ausbildung verbrachte er zwei jahre in paris.
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