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Ericsson, John

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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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).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ericsson, John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​e/ericsson-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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