Historical place archive

Brno in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Brno in Austria. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels2 people1866–1913

Historical events in Brno

1866

1866
Experiments on Plant Hybridization
Gregor Johann Mendel · Genetics

Publishes experiments showing discrete hereditary factors in pea plants.

1866
Mendelian Inheritance Paper
Gregor Johann Mendel · Genetics

Establishes principles later known as segregation and independent assortment.

1913

1913
Adjustable-Blade Water Turbine
Viktor Kaplan · Technology

Enables efficient hydroelectric generation under changing water-flow conditions.

1913
Kaplan Turbine
Viktor Kaplan · Technology

Develops a propeller turbine with adjustable runner blades.

Provenance

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