Slovak Republic after 1993
10 Eur 2014 - Jozef Murgaš -> Proof
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Nominal
Gedenkmünze
Mint
Kremnitz
Weight
18.00 g
Year
2014
Variant code
SRZS-018P
Metal
Ag
Diameter
34.00 mm
Author
I. Řehák
Product code
SRZS-018
Category
Coins and medals
Subcategory
Period after 1918
10 Eur 2014 - Jozef Murgaš
Jozef Murgaš (17 February 1864 – 11 May 1929) was a world-class scientist and inventor who played a pioneering role in the development of radiotelegraphy. During his work at Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania, USA) he acquired several invention patents, and in 1905 a company was established (in which he was a shareholder) to put them into practice. Murgaš used the company's funds to set up a laboratory and erect a trial transmission and reception station in Wilkes-Barre. The station made its first public transmission on 25 June 1905 and was able to transmit and receive radio signals from a distance of up to 35 km. This breakthrough in wireless transmission attracted huge attention. Murgaš was also a founding member of the Slovak League in America and co-authored its Memorandum. During the First World War he actively supported the creation of a common state for Czechs and Slovaks and the legal parity of Slovaks in that state.