John Ericsson

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John Ericsson [1]

A distinguished Swedish engineer, born at Langbanshyttan; went to England in 1826 and to United States of America in 1839, where he died; invented the screw propeller of steamships; built warships for the American navy, and amongst them the famous Monitor  ; his numerous inventions mark a new era in naval and steamship construction (1802-1889).

References

  1. ↑ John Ericsson from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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