Frantisek Krizik & 5719 Krizik Asteroid - Prague, Czech Republic - Extraterrestrial Locations on Waymarking.com

Križík was born into a poor family in Plánice, located at the time within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In spite of this, Križík managed in 1866 to study engineering at the Technical University of Prague CVUT. In 1878 Križík invented a device to protect against collision between trains. His first experiments in Plzen resulted in invention of the automatic electric arc lamp, the so-called "Plzen Lamp" (1881), for which he successfully defended his patent against Werner Siemens claim to have created it first. The restored and fully functional patented arc lamp with automated electrode adjustment can be viewed at the Museum of Pilsen. In 1884 Križík set up his own company building tramway lines, street cars, power stations, and electric equipment. A Prague subway station was named after František Križík – Križíkova.

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Bellow bust is wrong birth date, a blue card under bust states a correct date '1847'



5719 Krizik Asteroid a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1205.8547867 days (3.30 years). The asteroid was discovered on September 7, 1983.

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