Ivar Waldemar Brogger, Jr. (December 18, 1880 – April 20, 1963) was a Norwegian-born, American electrical engineer and inventor.[ 1] patented inventions including invention of auto direction signal lights in 1933,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Biography
Ivar Waldemar Brogger was born in Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal , Norway .[ 3] [ 7] 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
^ "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 .
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