About the Author of the Electric Universe

Life and Career

Born and raised in 1932 in Budapest. He worked first as a physicist for high-temperature measurements with thermocouples and later as a scientist in high-temperature process technology in industry. He became a recognized expert in thermocouples and oxygen probes; his scientific book on thermocouples is now in its third edition (6,000 copies).

After escaping communist Hungary in 1971, he worked for Degussa in Hanau before being recruited by Ipsen in Kleve, Germany. In 1983 he founded his highly successful company thermo-control Körtvélyessy GmbH. After more than 30 years, he handed the company over to his son and returned to Budapest in 2007.

He passed away in 2017.

Entrepreneur

Dr. Körtvélyessy founded thermo-control Körtvélyessy GmbH , where some of the world's best thermocouples and oxygen probes are manufactured. His patented thermocouples and oxygen probes are based on his discovery of a new thermocouple law — which also forms the foundation of his “Electric Universe” model.

Started in 1983 as a small one-man company, he used his research to develop innovative thermocouple designs. The brand is now renowned worldwide for the exceptional quality of its products.

Scientist and Astronomer

He was a candidate member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences since 1991. Married with four sons, his “hobbies” are easy to guess: as shown in the photo, he owned a 360 mm telescope in his home observatory. On every sunny day he observed sunspots, flares, and prominences — observations that deeply informed his Electric Universe theory.

Key Publications

• Thermoelement-Praxis (multiple editions, starting 1981; standard reference work on thermocouples, with later editions co-authored and updated up to the 4th edition around 2015 by László Körtvélyessy and Daniel Körtvélyessy). Published by Vulkan-Verlag.
• The Electric Universe (1998, EFO Kiadó, Budapest; ISBN 963 8243 19 8). A comprehensive presentation of his electric model of the cosmos, including the role of electricity in solar and stellar phenomena.
• Contributions to conference proceedings, e.g., "Electric magnetars" (AIP Conference Proceedings, 2000), expanding on ideas from The Electric Universe.

These works represent the core of Dr. Körtvélyessy's scientific legacy in high-temperature measurement technology and his independent cosmological theory.