Joško Battestin Explained
| Joško Battestin |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Death Date: | 21 September 2020 (aged 102) |
| Death Place: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Field: | physics |
Joško Battestin (14 March 1918 – 21 September 2020) was a Slovene electrical engineer, inventor, physics teacher and author of a number of books on experiments in physics, many aimed at aiding the understanding of the subject by secondary school students.[1]
Amongst his publications is a book on graphology, expanding on the theories of Ludwig Klages that Battestin published in 2008 at the age of 91.[2] In 1965 he won the Levstik Award for his book Mikroskop Pionir (The Pioneer Microscope).[3] He turned 100 in March 2018.[4] In September 2019, it was reported that Battestin, 101, lived in a care home for elderly residents.[5] He died in Ljubljana on 21 September 2020 at the age of 102.[6]
Selected published works
- Osnove grafologije (The Basics of Graphology), 2008 (also published in French in 2011, Les bases de la graphologie)
- Preskusi iz optike (Experiments in Optics), 2004
- Preskusi iz mehanike (Experiments in Mechanics), 1994
- Optika – osnove in meritve (Optics – the Basics and Measurements), 1991
- Fizikalni praktikum I – mehanika, zvok in valovanje (The Physics Lab I – mechanics, sound and waves), 1985
- Fizikalni praktikum II – elektrika in magnetizem (The Physics Lab II – electricity and magnetism), 1983
- Mikroskop pionir (The Pioneer Microscope), 1963
Notes and References
- http://www.mizks.gov.si/fileadmin/mizks.gov.si/pageuploads/podrocje/nagrade/pdf/nagrajenci_solstvo_2005.pdf Slovenian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport site, 2005 Awards for Achievements in Education
- http://www.buca.si/index.php?nav1=knjigarna&nav2=izdelek&id=1474 Buča books site
- Web site: The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site . 2012-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120317130359/http://www.mladinska.com/knjige/knjizne_nagrade/levstikove__nagrade . 2012-03-17 . dead .
- https://www.fnm.um.si/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FNM_Novice_APR_2018.pdf 100th birthday notice
- https://navdihni.me/jozko-battestin-star-101-leto-bodite-ustvarjalni/ Jožko Battestin, star 101 leto: Bodite ustvarjalni
- https://www.geni.com/people/Jožko-Battestin/6000000022470814696 Jožko Battestin (1918–2020)
