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John Ericsson

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John Ericsson , 1803-89, Swedish-American inventor and marine engineer, b. Värmlands co., Sweden. He moved to London in 1826, and entered the railroad locomotive Novelty in a contest in 1829, only to be defeated by George Stephenson 's Rocket. Ericsson's outstanding role in the development of the screw propeller (he patented one in 1836) for ships was responsible for his coming to America in 1839 to build for the U.S. navy. The U.S.S. Princeton, completed by him in 1844, was the first warship with a screw propeller. Unfortunately, one of the ship's guns, which he did not build,... Read more
John Ericsson
John Ericsson John Ericsson (1803-1889), Swedish-born American...notably the ironclad "Monitor." John Ericsson was born in L å ngbanshyttan...Dream and the Reality in the Days of John Ericsson (1960). George Iles, Leading American... Read more
Ericsson, John
Ericsson, John (1803–1889), engineer and inventor.Born in Sweden, Ericsson left for England in 1826...driven commercial vessel. Yet Ericsson failed to interest the British...waterline, safe from enemy shot. Ericsson developed a stronger gun... Read more

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