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3 unusual facts about John Ericsson


Delamater-Bevin Mansion

The turret, engines, and weaponry on the Ironclad "Monitor" were built by DeLamater's foundry under the direction of noted marine engineer John Ericsson.

Långban

Långbanshyttan is the name of an adjacent blast furnace and adjacent house of the factory manager, where the brothers Nils and John Ericsson were born.

It is the birthplace of Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson


Breastwork monitor

The term "monitor" was directly derived from the American ship of that name, the USS Monitor designed by John Ericsson which served in the American Civil War.

Hot air engine

These engines may be based on a number of thermodynamic cycles encompassing both open cycle devices such as those of Sir George Cayley and John Ericsson and the closed cycle engine of Robert Stirling.

John F. Winslow

Starting in 1861, Winslow and his business partner John Griswold worked with John Ericsson to build the USS Monitor.

Passaic-class monitor

Naval architect and engineer John Ericsson designed the Passaic-class warships, drawing upon lessons learned from the first USS Monitor, which he also designed.


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