Gustav Waldemar Elmen

Gustav Waldemar Elmen was a Swedish–American researcher.^[1]

Gustav W. Elment examining Permalloy as it is being drawn in Bell Laboratories

Gustav W. Elmen examining permalloy - back of photograph from Bell Laboratories

Early life

Gustav Waldemar Elmen was born on 22 December 1876 in Stockholm, Sweden. He emigrated to the United States in 1893 and became a U.S. citizen in 1918.^[2]

Career

As a researcher, he worked at the Bell Telephone Laboratories.^[3] At Bell Laboratories, he invented magnetic alloys such as Permalloy.^[3] His finding paved the way for high-capacity undersea telegraph lines.^[2]^[4]

In 1941, he founded Naval Artillery laboratory.^[4]

References

↑ "Gustaf W. Elmen". The Franklin Institute. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
1 2 "Gustav Waldemar Elmen | American electrical engineer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
1 2 "Gustaf W. Elmen, Metallargist, 80, Dies; Invented Magnetic Alloys for Bell System". The New York Times. 1957-12-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
1 2 Saila, Kultur (2011-07-18). "Elemn, Gustav Waldemar". www.euskadi.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 2022-11-29.

[1] "Gustaf W. Elmen". The Franklin Institute. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

[britannica-2] 1 2 "Gustav Waldemar Elmen | American electrical engineer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

[nytimes-3] 1 2 "Gustaf W. Elmen, Metallargist, 80, Dies; Invented Magnetic Alloys for Bell System". The New York Times. 1957-12-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

[euskadi-4] 1 2 Saila, Kultur (2011-07-18). "Elemn, Gustav Waldemar". www.euskadi.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 2022-11-29.

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