Swedish inventors are behind a surprising amount of common objects used throughout the entire world, from electric refrigerators to the adjustable spanner.
List of Swedish inventions in chronological order[]
- Celsius thermometer (Anders Celsius, 1742)
- Tungsten (Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, 1751)
- Ship propeller (John Ericsson, 1826)
- Safety match (Gustaf Erik Pasch, 1844)
- Dynamite (Alfred Nobel, 1867)
- Modern telecommunications (Lars Magnus Ericsson, 1876)
- Milk separator (Gustaf de Laval, 1878)
- Three-phase electric power (Jonas Wenström, 1880)
- Blow torch (Carl Richard Nyberg, 1881)
- Plumber wrench (Johan Petter Johansson, 1888)
- Adjustable spanner (Johan Petter Johansson, 1892)
- Portable stove (Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist, 1892)
- Ball bearing (Sven Wingquist, 1907)
- Zippers (Gideon Sundbäck, 1913)
- Modern refrigerator (Baltzar von Platen, 1920's)
- Modern packaging (Ruben Rausing, 1950)
- Three-Point Safety Belt (Nils Bohlin, 1959)
- Pacemaker (Rune Elmqvist, 1952)
- Minecraft (Markus Persson, 17 May 2009)