Gustav Waldemar Elmen was a Swedish–American researcher.[1]
Early life
editGustav Waldemar Elmen was born on 22 December 1876 in Stockholm, Sweden. He emigrated to the United States in 1893 and became a U.S. citizen in 1918.[2]
Career
editAs a researcher, he worked at the Bell Telephone Laboratories.[3] At Bell Laboratories, he invented magnetic alloys.[3] His finding paved the way for high-capacity undersea telegraph lines.[2][4]
In 1941, he founded Naval Artillery laboratory.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Gustaf W. Elmen". The Franklin Institute. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ a b "Gustav Waldemar Elmen | American electrical engineer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ a b Times, Special to The New York (1957-12-11). "Gustaf W. Elmen, Metallargist, 80, Dies; Invented Magnetic Alloys for Bell System". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ a b Saila, Kultur (2011-07-18). "Elemn, Gustav Waldemar". www.euskadi.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 2022-11-29.