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John Nystrom (politician)
John Williams Nystrom ( sv, Johan Vilhelm Nyström) (1825–1885) was a Swedish born, American civil engineer, inventor, and author. He served as an assistant Secretary and Chief Engineer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Background He was born Johan Vilhelm Nyström in Småland province, Sweden. He received his engineering degree from the Royal Institute of Technology (''Kungliga Tekniska högskolan'') in Stockholm, Sweden. He emigrated to the United States in the 1840s, and became an American citizen in 1854. He maintained residence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he died on May 11, 1885. Inventions and patents Nystrom received many patents for inventions such as a marine steam engine, a refrigerator, and calculating machines. His slide ruler invention (U. S. patent #7961) was filed with the United States Patent Office on 4 March 1851. Nystrom is most notable for his proposal to switch from decimal to hexadecimal as defined in his 1862 pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Nystrom is a surname of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish origin. Alternative spelling include Nyström, Nystrøm, and Nystroem. Notable people with these surnames include: Nystrom * Anna Nystrom (1849–1913), Swedish missionary in the Caucasus, Persia, and Xinjiang, China *Bob Nystrom (born 1952), Swedish-Canadian retired professional ice hockey right-winger *Dave Nystrom, Canadian comedian and writer *Eric Nystrom (born 1983), American ice hockey player *John W. Nystrom, Swedish-American engineer who proposed a hexadecimal system * Karl F. Nystrom, American railroad engineer at the Milwaukee Road *Lorne Nystrom, Canadian politician * Mae Taylor Nystrom, American suffragist *Paul Nystrom, American professor of marketing at Columbia University * Stefan Nystrom, Australian criminal (supposed) Nyström *Anders Nyström, Swedish rock musician *Ann-Christine Nyström, Finnish singer * Bob Nyström, Swedish-born Canadian ice hockey player * David Nyström, Swedish ice hockey player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |