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Inventors, discovererers and inventions created in Sardinia
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Discoveries and inventions realised in Sardinia, or by Sardinians abroad.
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The Revolver Gun


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The first revolver was developed by Francesco Antonio Broccu (1797–1882), an artisan and inventor, born in Gadoni, Sardinia, regarded as the first developer of Revolver, realised by him in 1833.

He received a prize of 300 francs for his invention, although he didn't patent it, his revolver was shown to the King Charles Albert of Sardinia in 1843.

However, in 1835 a similar gun was patented by Samuel Colt.
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GTC - Thermodynamic Condensing Generator

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The thermodynamic condensing generator was invented by the sardinian researcher Stefano Bandini, from Cagliari, while working for the ENEA (National agency for new technologies, Energy and sustainable economic development).

The system GTC is able to re-use the energy released from the chimneys. This energy is cleaned up by the elements that make it highly pollutant, by water condensation on the inside. The result is a decrease of 50% of the polluting smoke.
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Train Anti Collision Device

A mechanic system to avoid the collision among trains travelling on a same track was developed by Augusto Bissiri in 1900, a sardinian inventor born in Gadoni, Ogliastra.

His device was acquired by the Westinghouse Electric Company in USA and at the first was used on a small steam train, owned by the Tramway Company of Campidano, that connected Cagliari to Quartu Sant'Elena in Sardinia.
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Very interesting thread! clap::
Welcome at the forum Entula!
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Cephalosporin Antibiotics

The Cephalosporin Antibiotics were discovered by the pharmacologist Giuseppe Brotzu, born in Cagliari, Sardinia.

These Antibiotics were first isolated from cultures of Cephalosporium acremonium in 1948.

Brotzu noticed that these cultures produced substances that were effective against Salmonella typhi, the cause of typhoid fever, which had beta-lactamase.

He gained the Laurea ad Honorem at University of Oxford in 1971, and was candidated also for the Nobel Prize for Medicine, though he couldn't obtain the Nobel because his died the year when he was candidate.
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Oct 10 2014, 02:43 PM
Very interesting thread! clap::
Welcome at the forum Entula!
Thank you :wave:
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The Television

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The sardinian inventor Augusto Bissiri and his TV prototype


Another invention by Augusto Bissiri is a televisive device and the cathode ray tube. He transmitted, in 1906, a photograph image from one room to another via cable, and in 1917, he successfully tele transmitted an image from London to New York City.

He patented his apparatus in Los Angeles in 1928, where he moved in.

Bissiri's Tv patent:

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I guess great part of people in Italy doesn't know who was this genial inventor from Sardinia. I have read he invented a primitive fax system too.
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Urine Powered Car

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A Sardinian researcher named Franco Lisci has developed a way to get around the problems that prevented the use of urine as power until now. His environmentally friendly cars are supported by the University of Sassari and other observers, such as Legambiente — the Italian Environmentalist Association.

Lisci created two types of engines: one for cars and one for domestic use, to power lights as well as water heaters, dishwashers and washing machines.
Among many of his innovations, the formation of condensation and abundance of polluting particles has been avoided by using a special filter: pure sheep’s wool.

On going green (or, well, yellow), Lisci is willing to bet that “the energy produced by the machinery from the urine is not just suitable for domestic use but for engines of cars, trucks and boats and could replace gasoline and other fuels. In Italy this is illegal, but you can use it as an additive,” explains the entrepeneur.
To this end, Lisci has developed transformers that allow the use of urine as an additive in cars that run on other fuels. The results from these tests are more than encouraging. A car that runs on petrol can save 35% with the addition of urine while a car that runs on diesel saves 60% and one that runs on a gas combination can save up to 80%. A boat or trawler could reduce their diesel costs by 65%.”

Savings aside, this proposal also solves the smog problem. “At the end of the process the urine turns into clean water,” says Daniela Ducato, coordinator of the project Casa Verde C02.0 (Green House CO2.0). “This clean water is full of useful substances to nourish the earth.”
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