by Andras M. BadicsTuesday, March 22nd, 2011

According to Hungarian media several thousands of the world’s skyscrapers, including those in Japan that resisted the monstrous 9.0 earthquake, employ safety systems invented by a Hungarian. Sandor Tarics (born September 23, 1913) created the technology in the 70s, which works the same way as the shock absorbers in your car’s suspension. The building will sway drastically like the ones in Japan, but will not collapse.
Tarics is a former Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Budapest, he was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal. He played two matches, and scored two goals. He went on to establish and grow a successful architecture and engineering practice in San Francisco, California. He now lives in Belevedere, California and is a member of the Belvedere Tennis Club.

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