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Niels W. Aasen papers, circa 1924
- Title
- Niels W. Aasen papers, circa 1924
- Identifier
- P0004
- Date
- circa 1924
- Creator
- Aasen, Niels W.
- Description
- Includes a clipping and a pamphlet concerning the Aasen Corporation of America, Stoughton, Wisconsin, and its Norwegian founder. Aasen invented several military devices including the hand grenade, deep water bomb, modern trench mortar, and the air bomb. Aasen lived in the United States for less than two years. Obituary titled "The Edison of Norway dies here". One of his more than 250 inventions included the "automatic soldier," a network of mines and hand grenades controlled by radio or wires. He also invented a sleeping mask to aid those suffering from insomnia, and an outdoor fire-proof cooking apparatus.
Niels Aasen was born at Rissa, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway in 1878. Aasen lived in the United States less than two years before his death of tuberculosis.
Location:
1/A/2 - Extent
- 1 folder
- Language
- English
- Norwegian
- Subject
- Aasen, Niels W.
- Inventions
- Military art and science
- Norwegian-American Engineers
- Stoughton (Wis.)
- Wisconsin
- Rights
- Rights undetermined.
- Access Rights
- This collection is open for research.
- Bibliographic Citation
- [Indicate the cited item here]. Niels W. Aasen Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Collection
Citation
Aasen, Niels W., “Niels W. Aasen papers, circa 1924,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/9635.