SCHWARZ, DAVID

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David Schwarz, a Croatian Jew (1852-1897), invented the airship that is today unjustly bearing the name of the German count Zeppelin. Indeed, Zeppelin bought the complete project from Schwartz's wife, shortly after his premature death. It is true that the `Zeppelin' constructed by Schwartz went down due to a small technical error in the propeller. He was not able to finance a new experiment. While preparing the project of his flying ship, which for the first time was predicted to be made of metal, he had to resolve many technical and technological problems. This led to the discovery of the special aluminium alloy now known under the name dural, also called the Schwartz aluminium.

ZUBRINIC, D