Ivo Kolin (1924-2007), was creative, imaginative and profound scientist. He had the rare gift of a very striking curiosity to analyze and investigate, then transforming his conclusions in ingenious and brilliant applications, such as new energy systems and innovative engines or mathematical and physical laws. His interest on the history of Thermodynamics and its technological evolution was unique as the painstaking reconstruction of all the most significant discoveries and patents in the field. According to an old saying, a man is a young man till he is aimed at changing and improving the world; is an old man at the very moment he discovers that the world has changed him, stealing such a yearning. In the case of Ivo we can easily acknowledge that, despite his age, he died being absolutely young man. (Prof. Vincenzo Naso)
Biography
Ivo Kolin was born in Zagreb on September 23rd, 1924 and finished the Nautical Academy in Dubrovnik in 1944. He graduated from the Faculty of Economy in 1949 and from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in 1955, both at the University of Zagreb. He held two doctoral degrees; the first one in Technical Sciences was awarded in 1972 from the University of Zagreb - Faculty of Technology. His...
Stirling motor
Ivo Kolin presented his new Stirling motor at the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering of the Zagreb University on 17 November 1982. For the first time in the history of piston motors heat was turned into mechanical work at the temperature lower than the boiling water. Very soon, the newly invented principle came to United States, where it was improved by prof. Jim Senft. He succeeded in running his...
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The book contains applied mathematical dependences of electricity production per capita per annum (ε) and gross national product per capita per annum (γ), based on the statistical data for each country in world.
