Fredrik Ljungström
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Fredrik Ljungström RNO KVO1kl |
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Fredrik Ljungström (circa 1920)
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| Born | 16 June 1875 |
| Died | 18 February 1964 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Education | Östra Real |
| Alma mater | Royal Institute of Technology |
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Engineer Technical designer Industrialist |
Fredrik Ljungström (16 June 1875 in – 18 February 1964 in Stockholm), RNO KVO1kl, was a Swedish engineer, technical designer and industrialist, considered one of the foremost inventors from Sweden.
Alone and in collaboration with his brother Birger Ljungström (1872–1948), he accounted for hundreds of innovative technical patents, from early bicycling techniques and mechanical automatic transmissions for vehicles, to historical steam turbines, innovative air preheaters and circular arc hulls for sailing boats. Apart from associations with industrialists such as Gustaf de Laval, Alfred Nobel, and John D. Rockefeller, Ljungström co-founded companies such as Ljungström Steam Turbine Co. and Swedish Turbine Manufacturing Co. As innovative as his ideas were in function, they also often turned out in terms of unconventional external design, such as his Ljungström steam turbine locomotives and Ljungström yachts.
At the time of World War II and its scarcity of resources, Fredrik Ljungström's innovative technology for oil shale underground gasification by electrical energy provided a significant strategical impact for the Royal Navy and Air Force. In addition, Ljungström made important contributions to the first Swedish jet engine.
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