Leonardo Torres Quevedo
Leonardo Torres Quevedo (1852–1936) was a Spanish inventor, engineer, and mathematician. Along with notable work on electronics, computing, and mathematics, he made important contributions to airship design dealing with the structure of balloons. We have him addressed at No. 3, Valgamo Dios, Madrid, Spain.[1]
In 1902 Torres Quevedo submitted a patent in France titled "perfectionnements aux aérostats dirigibles", with a "Note sur le calcul d'un ballon dirigeable a quille et suspentes intérieures". This represented a 'third type' of airship, neither the rigid Zeppelin type nor the non-rigid Santos-Dumont type. Torres Quevedo's design called for three lobes, with support created by an interior suspension system.[2]
Société de Constructions Aéronautiques (Astra) bought Torres Quevedo's dirigible patents outside of Sapin and began constructing Astra Torres dirigibles in 1910.[3]
In 1916, Torres Quevedo and his son Gonzalo realized at Niagra Falls an aerial tramway of the type he patented in 1887.[3]
On an archival research note, certain patents have been found via “Torrès (L.)”, as indexed within RdBdI Tome 62, 1914, January-August.[4]
References
- ↑ Patent GB-1915-7534
- ↑ F. A. González Redondo, "Leonardo Torres Quevedo, 1902–1908. The foundations for 100 years of airship designs", 7th International Airship Convention 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Francisco González de Posada, "Leonardo Torres Quevedo", Real Academia de la Historia, DB-e, retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ Patent BE-1914-267684
This person had 2 publications and 22 patents in this database.
Airships created by Leonardo Torres Quevedo or Leonardo Torres or L. Torres
- Astra-Torres (Year constructed: 1911, Keywords: Tension-truss • Chenu engine • Patent FR-1907-382794)
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Leonardo Torres Quevedo or Leonardo Torres or L. Torres
- Patent ES-1887-7348 (English title: Aerial tramway system using multiple wires, Filing date: 1887-12-28)
- Patent CH-1889-589 (English title: New aerial tramway system using multiple wires, Filing date: 1889-02-15)
- Patent FR-1902-320901 (English title: Improvements to dirigible aerostats, Filing date: 1902-05-05)
- Patent FR-1902-320901.784 (English title: Improvements to dirigible aerostats, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1902-320901, Filing date: 1902-07-10)
- Patent FR-1902-327218 (English title: "Telekine" system for causing mechanical movement at a distance, Filing date: 1902-12-10)
- Patent GB-1903-27073 (English title: Means or Method for Directing Mechanical Movements at or from a Distance, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1902-327218, Filing date: 1903-12-10)
- Patent ES-1903-31918 (English title: "Telekine" system for controlling mechanical movement at a distance, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1903-327218, Filing date: 1903-06-10)
- Patent ES-1906-38692 (English title: A new system of fusiform balloons, Filing date: 1906-07-11)
- Patent FR-1907-382794 (English title: Improvements in fusiform balloons, Supplementary to patent: Patent ES-1906-38692, Filing date: 1907-07-10)
- Patent ES-1909-44956 (English title: A new system of fusiform balloons, Supplementary to patent: Patent ES-1906-38692, Filing date: 1909-02-20)
- Patent FR-1909-382794.11071 (English title: improvements to spindle-shaped balloons, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1907-382794 • Patent ES-1906-38692, Filing date: 1909-05-29)
- Patent FR-1909-382794.11472 (English title: improvements to spindle-shaped balloons, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1907-382794 • Patent ES-1906-38692, Filing date: 1909-09-04)
- Patent FR-1909-382794.11706 (English title: improvements to spindle-shaped balloons, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1907-382794 • Patent ES-1906-38692, Filing date: 1909-09-25)
- Patent BE-1911-02-02 Leonardo Torres Quevedo (English title: Improved Method and Apparatus for Facilitating the Landing and Housing of Airships, Filing date: 1911-02-02)
- Patent GB-1912-2737 (English title: Improvements in Mooring Arrangements for Airships, Supplementary to patent: Patent BE-1911-02-02 Leonardo Torres Quevedo, Filing date: 1912-02-02)
- Patent FR-1913-382794.17133 (English title: improvements to spindle-shaped balloons, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1907-382794 • Patent ES-1906-38692, Filing date: 1913-01-10)
- Patent ES-1914-57622 (English title: Reshapable fusiform balloons, Filing date: 1914-03-02)
- Patent BE-1914-267684 (English title: New system for landing airships or turning landing bridge, Filing date: 1914-05-19)
- Patent ES-1915-59627 (English title: Automatic hitch and brake for air ferries, Filing date: 1915-01-22)
- Patent FR-1915-478617 (English title: unwarpable spindle-shaped balloon, Filing date: 1915-05-06)
- Patent GB-1915-7534 (English title: Improved Method and Apparatus for Facilitating the Landing and Housing of Airships, Supplementary to patent: Patent BE-1914-267684, Filing date: 1915-05-19)
- Patent ES-1919-70626 (English title: A new type of balloon, Filing date: 1919-08-11)
Publications by or about Leonardo Torres Quevedo or Leonardo Torres or L. Torres
- Revue industrielle, 1902, Ballon dirigeable de Torres à quille intérieure (Simple title: Torres's dirigible with inner keel, Journal: Rev. Ind.)
- Torres, 1902, Rapport sur un mémoire de M. Torres concernant un avant-projet de ballon dirigeable, présenté a l'académie dans la séance du 26 mai 1902. Commissaires: MM. Sarrau, Cailletet; Appell rapporteur (Simple title: Preliminary draft of a dirigible balloon, Journal: C. R. Acad. Sci.)
- Torres, 1902, Ballon dirigeable de Torres à quille intérieure (Simple title: Ballon from Torres to the inner part, Journal: Le Gén. Civ.)
- Publication 8995, 1902, The navigable balloon scheme of M. Torres (Simple title: The navigable balloon scheme of M. Torres, Journal: Aër. Journ.)
- Torres, 1905, Sur la stabilité longitudinale des ballons dirigeables (Simple title: On the longitudinal stability of airships, Journal: C. R. Acad. Sci.)
- Espitallier, 1910, Le dirigeable trilobé de l'ingeniéur espagnol Torrés Quevedo (Simple title: Spanish engineer Torrés Quevedo's three-lobed airship, Journal: Tech. Aér.)
- Sáiz González, 1995, Aeronáutica e invención en la España del siglo XIX (Simple title: Aeronáutica e invención en la España del siglo XIX, Journal: Actas del III Simposio Leonardo Torres Quevedo)
- González Redondo, 2008, Leonardo Torres Quevedo, 1902–1908 (Simple title: Leonardo Torres Quevedo, 1902–1908)
- González Redondo and Redondo Alvarado, 2008, Los dirigibles de Torres Quevedo en la Aeronáutica francesa (Simple title: Torres Quevedo's dirigibles and french aeronautics: the Société de Constructions Aéronautiques «Astra», Journal: Llull)
- González Redondo and González de Posada, 2012, En torno a los orígenes de la aeronáutica española (Simple title: Regarding the origins of Spanish aeronautics, Journal: LLULL)
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| Names | Leonard Torres Quevedo; L. Torrès; Leonardo Torres |
|---|---|
| Countries | ES |
| Locations | Madrid |
| Occupations | engineer |
| Tech areas | LTA, Frame, Electronics, Cybernetics, Track, Dirigibles, Balloons, Construction, Design, Rigid, Braking |
| Accreditations | |
| Affiliations | Servicio Militar de Aerostación, Académie des sciences |
| Family name | Torres |
| Birth date | 1852-12-28 |
| Death date | 1936-12-18 |
| Wikidata id | Q716862 |
