Austrian inventions

nuclear reaction splitting an atom into multiple parts

type of lighting device

transistor that uses an electric field to control its electrical behaviour

A sphygmomanometer ( ), also known as a blood pressure monitor, blood pressure machine, or blood pressure gauge, is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery under the cuff in a controlled manner, and a mercury or aneroid manometer to measure the pressure. Manual sphygmomanometers are used with a stethoscope when using the auscultatory technique.

propeller-type water turbine which has adjustable blades

thumb|Animated GIF of ''Prof. Stampfer's Stroboscopische Scheibe No. X (Trentsensky & Vieweg 1833) thumb|A family viewing animations in a mirror through the slits of stroboscopic discs (detail of an illustration by E. Schule on the box label for Magic Disk - Disques Magiques'', )

thumb|A replica of a Victorian zoetrope

magnetic data storage device

rifle that fires a single round each time the trigger is pulled

type of clock that displays the time with numbers

slow motion film-making effect

oxygen blowing with dolomite charging in steel furnace

thumb|Curta Type I, on display at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris. thumb|upright=1.8|A partially disassembled Curta calculator, showing the digit slides and the stepped drum behind them thumb|Curta Type I calculator, top view thumb|Curta Type I calculator, bottom view

Pez (, ; stylised as PEZ, officially Pfefferminz, German for peppermint) is the brand name of an Austrian candy and associated manual candy dispensers. The candy is a pressed, dry, straight-edged, curved-corner block 15 mm ( inch) long, 8 mm ( inch) wide and 5 mm ( inch) high, with each Pez dispenser holding 12 candy pieces. thumb|260px|PEZ candy pieces Pez was invented in Austria and later exported worldwide. The all-uppercase spelling of the logo echoes the trademark's style on the packaging and the dispensers, with the logo drawn in perspective and giving the a

popular method of modern tunnel design and construction

German car produced between 1921 and 1925

first photographic portrait objective lens in the history of photography

set of modern runic letters created by Guido von List

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early version of the upright piano

Musical instrument

Device using a field effect transistor

Steam locomotive exhaust system