Ericsson, John

A Dictionary of American Authors · 1904 · p. 313

Sn., 1803-1889. A famous naval inventor. He invented monitor ve els, and was the first to apply the screw propeller in navigation. Movable Torpedoes; Solar Investigations; Contributions to the Centennial Exhibition; Radiant Heat. See Life of, by W. E. Church, 1890.