Table of Contents Introduction ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦. 1 His Early Years ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ 2 - 3 His Education ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦. 4 His Later Years ................................................................................. 5 - 6 Contributions ..................................................................................... 7 Conclusion ........................................................................................ 8 Attachments ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦.. 9 - 10 Terminology ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ 11 References ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ 12 "The only thing I find more comparable to the great satisfaction of a scientific endeavor pursued together with ambitious and productive men, is production carried out on one's own in one's own area of expertise." Carl Von Linde Carl Von Linde was born on June 11th 1842, the son of Lutheran pastor, Freidrich Linde. Freidrich had high hopes that his third of nine children would follow in his footsteps and devote his life to becoming a minister. However, when Freidrich was assigned a parish in Kempten Germany, he decided to move his family there so he could continue his work in ministry. Ironically the decision to move may have been the deciding factor in Carl's decision to choose a different field of study; something other than preparing for ministry. It was in Kempten that Von Linde attended High School in 1861 at Kempten Gymnasium. While studying at this school, Carl was in close contact with the son of the director of the Kempten Cotton Spring Mil. After some time Carl Von Linde became close with the directors son that he was allowed frequent visits to the factory. It was during these visits that Carl's interest in technology was awakened. He was particularly fascinated by the powerful machinery, and soon came to realize that he wanted to become an engineer. Carl Von Linde brought his new found interest of study to his father, and although the financial situation in the Linde's Large household was very tight, Carl was able to persuade his father to allow him to study at the leading technical university of that time. Which was Polytechnikum in Zurich Switzerland. During his time at the university Linde's most important teachers were Dr. Zeuner who taught mechanics and theoretical machine studies, Dr. Reuleaux, who taught mechanical engineering, and Dr. Clausius who taught Physics. Unfortunately, during Linde's third year at the university he was expelled for participating student protest, and therefore never received his degree. However, after learni