Wilhelm August Julius Albert was a German mining administrator, best remembered as the first person to record observations of metal fatigue. Albert was born in Hanover and showed early talent as a musician before embarking on the study of law in Göttingen in 1803. Experience in the Harz mountains awakened an interest in mining and, in 1806, he was appointed to the Mining and Forestry Office in Clausthal. By 1836 he was directing the entire mining industry of the Harz region.

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  • Wilhelm August Julius Albert was a German mining administrator, best remembered as the first person to record observations of metal fatigue. Albert was born in Hanover and showed early talent as a musician before embarking on the study of law in Göttingen in 1803. Experience in the Harz mountains awakened an interest in mining and, in 1806, he was appointed to the Mining and Forestry Office in Clausthal. By 1836 he was directing the entire mining industry of the Harz region. In 1829, he observed, studied and reported the failure of iron mine-hoist chains arising from repeated small loadings, the first recorded account of metal fatigue. He also invented a novel intertwined cable which was first used in the Clausthal Caroline mine in 1834. He died in Clausthal.
  • Wilhelm August Julius Albert war ein hannoverscher Berghauptmann. Er gilt als der Erfinder des Drahtseils.
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  • Wilhelm August Julius Albert was a German mining administrator, best remembered as the first person to record observations of metal fatigue. Albert was born in Hanover and showed early talent as a musician before embarking on the study of law in Göttingen in 1803. Experience in the Harz mountains awakened an interest in mining and, in 1806, he was appointed to the Mining and Forestry Office in Clausthal. By 1836 he was directing the entire mining industry of the Harz region.
  • Wilhelm August Julius Albert war ein hannoverscher Berghauptmann. Er gilt als der Erfinder des Drahtseils.
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  • Wilhelm August Julius Albert
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