Donát Bánki

Donát Bánki (c1858 to 1922) was a Hungarian engineer and professor best remembered for his work on the internal-combustion engine. According to his 1922 obituary, he was a member of the firm of Ganz and Co, later styled the Danubius Company, taught at the Budapest Technical High School from 1899, and wrote more than 200 theoretical and technical papers. His 1893 atomiser for petroleum and benzine motors is considered the prototype of the carburettor, and he advocated high compression. He also made suggestions for improving water and steam turbines, and he planned a natural-gas pipeline from Transylvania to Budapest to run at unusually high gas pressure. He was elected a member of the Hungarian Academy in 1911 and died in Budapest in August 1922.