Tore Planke (born 25 January 1943) is a Norwegian engineer, inventor and businessperson.
Tore Planke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1943 Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer Inventor |
| Known for | Reverse vending machines |
| Relatives | Petter Planke (brother) |
He was born in Oslo to Sverre Martens Planke and Vivien Brath, and is a brother of Petter Planke. He was married to Grete Lind from 1970 to 1991, and to Ingrid Elisabeth Planke from 1994.[1]
Planke graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1969, specializing in cybernetics. He co-founded the industry company Tomra in 1972, along with his brother. The company produced reverse vending machines based on his inventions using electronics and optics for recognizing the bottles.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b Jerman, Gunnar. "Tore Planke". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Tore Planke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  | This article about a Norwegian engineer, inventor or industrial designer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |