Joseph Ressel Memorial

Joseph Ressel Memorial

This is the Joseph Reissel Memorial located in the eponymous park in the fourth district of Vienna. This monument displays a bronze statue of Reysol, located on a stepped pedestal. This monument was created by Anton Dominik Fernkorn in 1863 and unveiled on January 18, 1863. Joseph Ressel was one of the inventors of ship propellers, and together with John Erickson, Francis Pettit Smith, Robert Fulton, and David Bushnell, he brought it to a stage of technological maturity.