PricewaterhouseCoopers Slovakia asked me to illustrate a calendar of the most significant figures in Slovak history. Thanks to their inventions, discoveries and achievements, many of these people also became famous beyond Slovakia.
Ján Dopjera
inventor of the resonator guitar
inventor of the resonator guitar
Štefan Banič
invention of parachute
invention of parachute
Samuel Mikovíni
designer of a water management system for mines
designer of a water management system for mines
Vojtech Alexander
founder of plastic roentgenology
founder of plastic roentgenology
Ľudmila Pajdušáková
astronomer, comet discoverer
astronomer, comet discoverer
Ján Bahýľ
constructor of a predecessor of the helicopter
constructor of a predecessor of the helicopter
Johann Wolfgang von Kempelen
creator of a chess-playing automaton
creator of a chess-playing automaton
Ernest Florens Fredrich Chladny
founder of modern acoustics
founder of modern acoustics
Dušan Jurkovič
considered to be the first Slovak architect
considered to be the first Slovak architect
Bohumil Vančo
constructor of the stereoscopic device for large format images
constructor of the stereoscopic device for large format images
Milan Antal
astronomer
astronomer
Móric August Beňovský
adventurer, traveller, writer and the King of Madagascar
adventurer, traveller, writer and the King of Madagascar
Pavol Olexík
pioneer in botanical genetics
Aurel Stodola
constructor of steam turbines
constructor of steam turbines
Andrej Kmeť
discoverer of the Slovak mammoth
discoverer of the Slovak mammoth
Jozef Maximilián Petzval
founder of modern photograph
founder of modern photograph
Jozef Murgaš
improvements to wireless telegraphy
improvements to wireless telegraphy
Ladislav Hudec
designer of the first multi-storey building in Shanghai
designer of the first multi-storey building in Shanghai
Mária Bellová
the first Slovak physician
the first Slovak physician
Matej Bel
polymath, ‘the Great Adornment of Hungary’
polymath, ‘the Great Adornment of Hungary’
