Carl Munters
Swedish inventor (1897–1989)
Carl Georg Munters (22 March 1897 – 1989) was a Swedish inventor, most known for inventing together with Baltzar von Platen the gas absorption refrigerator now sold by Electrolux. He also invented and patented a method of making foamed plastic, which was later rediscovered by Dow Chemical Company and used to make Styrofoam.2
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Born Mar 22, 1897, died Mar 29, 1983.1
Companies
- Munters Group ABFounder12
Early life and education
- Date not recordedRoyal Institute of Technology3
Career
Occupation: inventor, engineer.5
- Date not recordedFounded Munters Group AB4
Personal life
He was born in Dala-Järna, Kopparbergs län, Sweden, the son of engineer Anders Johan Munters and Hilma Bernhardina Helling. He graduated from KTH in 1922. Munters married Anna Eugenia Geralf in 1925 and Marianne Warkander in 1951.
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Awards
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- 1WikidataCarl Munters on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCarl Munters on Wikipedia
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- 9WikidataCarl Munters: award, on Wikidata
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- 12WikidataMunters Group AB, Founder
- 13Wikimedia CommonsCarl Munters photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain