Franciszek Rychnowski

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Franciszek Rychnowski (1850-1929) was a Polish engineer and an inventor, who also lectured at the Lwów Politechnic. In addition to mundane projects (he was involved with electrification, central heating and the tram system in Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine)), he also gained fame for his pseudoscientific theories on eteroid, similar to the concepts of élan vital or orgone; involvement with such pseudoscientific theories eventually ruined his career.[1]

He is also a minor character in a series of books by the modern Polish author, Andrzej Pilipiuk.

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  • Andrzej Pilipiuk, Inżynier Rychnowski, PORTAL, 2/99 ([2])
  • Bolesław Prus, Zygmunt Szweykowski, Z prac Instytutu Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1970
  • Historia kultury materialnej Polski w zarysie: opracowanie zbiorowe, Zakład Narodwoy im. Ossolińskich, 1979

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