Stodola worked closely with industries on the development of the first practical gas turbines, in particular Brown, Boveri & Cie, who built the first gas turbine-powered electric generator in 1939.
Stodola je blisko surađivao s industrijom na razvoju prvih praktičnih plinskih turbina, poglavito s tvrtkom Brown, Boveri & Cie, koja je izgradila prvi električni generator pogonjen plinskom turbinom 1939. godine.