Person
Krebs, Friedrich
- Occupation
- Industrialist
Summary
Friedrich Krebs patented 'Lithofracteur', a dynamite variant, and began importing it into Australia around 1873/74. Although he was successfully sued for infringement by the British Dynamite Company, he took advantage of Australia's distance from Europe and began manufacture in Australia in 1874.
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Krebs, Friedrich', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475613. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_k.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 25 May 2006
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