Ivar W. Brogger
Ivar Waldemar Brogger, Jr. (December 18, 1880 – April 20, 1963) was a Norwegian-born, American electrical engineer and inventor.[1] Brogger is credited with a number of patented inventions including invention of auto direction signal lights in 1933,[2][3] as well as a low level of oil indicator in automobiles in 1928.[4][5][6]
Biography
[edit]Ivar Waldemar Brogger was born in Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.[3] He was the son of Ivar Waldemar Brøgger (1849–1909), who served as mayor in Ålesund (1892–1895, 1899–1901).[7] Brogger received his electrical engineering degree in Hanover, Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1906. For many years, he was employed by Weston Electrical Instruments Works and Edison-Splitdorf Radio Corp., both located in Newark, New Jersey. He was later employed by Connecticut Telephone & Electric Company of Meriden, CT.[8][9][10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ivar Waldemar Brøgger". Vår familie historie. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Ivar W. Brogger". Daily News. New York, NY. April 22, 1963. p. 273. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Ivar Brogger, 82, First to Patent Car Turn Signals". The Morning Call. Allentown, PA. April 23, 1963. p. 19. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ New York Times: Ivar W. Brogger, Inventor, 82, Dies Patented Auto Directional Signal Lights in 1933; April 22, 1963
- ^ Patent: Direction Signal System; Ivar W. Brorger; Patent number: 1993540; Filing date: May 3, 1933; Issue date: Mar 5, 1935
- ^ Engine Oil Indicator; Patent number: 1796919; Filing date: Aug 18, 1928; Issue date: Mar 17, 1931
- ^ Arve Tore Flem. "1892 – Ivar Waldemar Brøgger". Aalesund Historielag. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Weston Electrical Instrument Company (FTL Design History of Technology)". Archived from the original on 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ^ Edison Company's two year run in the Radio Business (The Edison Company)
- ^ Throwback Thursday: Old Meriden factory primed for redevelopment (Andrew Ragali. Record-Journal.November 13, 2014)
- ^ "Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation". FTL Design. Archived from the original on November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "History of the manufacturer - Connecticut Telephone & Electric Company". Radiomuseum. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
