Karol Franciszek Pollak (15 November 1859 – 17 December 1928) was a Polish electrical engineer, inventor and businessman.

Karol Pollak was born in Sanok, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, part of the Austrian Empire.

The younger Karol worked as an electrician in his youth and showed great technical skills in it.

[1] The company started under the name of Polskie Towarzystwo Akumulatorowe and was co-founded by professor and the president of Poland, Ignacy Mościcki.

His numerous inventions also cover other areas, among them: electric motors, a color printing device, and a type of microphone.