Bernhard Weiner patent
Scope and Contents
Contains the Czechoslovakian patent of Bernhard Weiner. Also contains a letter explaining the patent and its importance as evidence of one of the world's first computers. Patent relates to typewriters and calculating or computing devices. Materials date from 1929-1972.
Dates
- 1929-1972
Language of Materials
Materials in Slovak, with one item in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Bernhard Weiner patent must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Bernhard Weiner (1891-1942) was a Czechoslovakian inventor.
Bernhard Weiner was born January 21, 1891 in Mirovice, Bohwmia, Germany, of Jewish origins. He spent his life inventing things relating to various branches of technical development, and studied at Institutes of Technology in Vienna and Prague. Weiner served in World War I, then began work on computers following demobilization. He eventually worked on machine development at Vitkovice Iron Works. His first patent was filed on November 8, 1923 and was issued on November 10, 1929. He had may other patents filed from 1925 to 1936. Weiner's work was cut short with his deportation to a concentration camp under the German occupation, where he died in 1942.
Extent
3 folders (1 linear ft.)
Appraisal
20th Century Mormon and Western Collection Development Policy.
Processing Information
Processed; Catie Freedman, student manuscript processor, John M. Murphy, curator; 2015.
- Title
- Register of Bernhard Weiner patent
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Catie Freedman
- Date
- 2015 January 15
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States