Carl Richard Nyberg (28 May 1858 – 25 March 1939) was a Swedish inventor and industrialist. Nyberg was a pioneer in mechanical engineering. He received a patent for a blow lamp and was an aviation pioneer.[1]
Nyberg was born at Arboga in Västmanland, Sweden. After school he started working for a jeweller[2] and later he moved to Stockholm and worked with various metalworks. He later worked for Johan Erik Erikson (1838-1883) at J. E. Eriksons mekaniska verkstad.[2][3]
While working there he had the idea of the blowtorch. He later worked on the idea and created a blowtorch with strong, directed heat and with several safety measures. In 1882 he set up a workshop at Luntmakargatan in Stockholm making blowtorches. However the business didn't work well because it took too long to both manufacture and sell.[2]
In 1884 he moved his workshop to Sundbyberg. In 1886, he met Max Sievert (1849–1913) who had founded AB Sieverts Kabelverk in Sundbyberg. Sievert became interested in Nyberg's blowtorch and started selling it. Nyberg started AB Alpha and after encouragement from Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846–1926), founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson, he started producing wire.[2][4][5]
After Primus started producing blowtorches he also decided to make paraffin oil/kerosene cookers. The first model, called Viktoria, wasn't very successful, but the later Svea did better.[2] He delivered many to Russia and soon he produced 3000 per week. In 1906 the company was changed into a stock company. He was generous to his workers and often gave them stock in the company.[2]
Nyberg worked on many other inventions including steam engines, aeroplanes and boat propellers. He was most known as an aviation pioneer. From 1897 and onward until around 1910, outside his home in Lidingö he built and tested his Flugan on a circular wood track in his garden and on the ice during the wintertime. He worked with the help of professor Johan Erik Cederblom (1834-1913) at KTH in the development of wing profiles but did not succeed to get Flugan in the air. He also designed and built his own wind tunnel in order to test of small wing models. Flugan had a wingspan of 5 meters, and the surface area of the wings was 13 m². The engine was a steam engine of his own design, with a boiler heated by four of his blowtorches. It produced a maximum of 10 hp (7 kW) at 2000 rpm. The total weight of the plane was 80 kg.[6][7]
Images
C.R. Nyberg and his steam engine driven airplane "Flugan" on the ice of Askrikefjärden north of Lidingö, Sweden.
"Flugan" in a different version on the circular wooden track in his garden.
The waterfront hangar at Lidingö, erected 1908, where C.R. Nyberg housed Flugan and now is a listed building.
C.R. Nyberg's villa at Täcka Udden, Lidingö, 2020.
References
^"Carl R Nyberg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ abcdef. Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
^"Johan Erik Erikson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^"Maximilian (Max) F Sievert". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^"Lars Magnus Ericsson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^"Johan Erik Cederblom". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^"Carl-Rickard Nyberg og "Flugan"". Arlanda Flygsamlingars Vänner. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
External links
Carl Richard Nyberg at DigitaltMuseum
August 23, 2023
carl, richard, nyberg, 1858, march, 1939, swedish, inventor, industrialist, nyberg, pioneer, mechanical, engineering, received, patent, blow, lamp, aviation, pioneer, born, 1858, 1858arboga, swedendied25, march, 1939, 1939, aged, stockholm, swedennationalitysw. Carl Richard Nyberg 28 May 1858 25 March 1939 was a Swedish inventor and industrialist Nyberg was a pioneer in mechanical engineering He received a patent for a blow lamp and was an aviation pioneer 1 Carl Richard NybergBorn 1858 05 28 28 May 1858Arboga SwedenDied25 March 1939 1939 03 25 aged 80 Stockholm SwedenNationalitySwedishEducationMetal workerOccupationsInventorindustrialistKnown forBlowtorch aeroplanesTitleEngineer Contents 1 Biography 2 Images 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditNyberg was born at Arboga in Vastmanland Sweden After school he started working for a jeweller 2 and later he moved to Stockholm and worked with various metalworks He later worked for Johan Erik Erikson 1838 1883 at J E Eriksons mekaniska verkstad 2 3 While working there he had the idea of the blowtorch He later worked on the idea and created a blowtorch with strong directed heat and with several safety measures In 1882 he set up a workshop at Luntmakargatan in Stockholm making blowtorches However the business didn t work well because it took too long to both manufacture and sell 2 In 1884 he moved his workshop to Sundbyberg In 1886 he met Max Sievert 1849 1913 who had founded AB Sieverts Kabelverk in Sundbyberg Sievert became interested in Nyberg s blowtorch and started selling it Nyberg started AB Alpha and after encouragement from Lars Magnus Ericsson 1846 1926 founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson he started producing wire 2 4 5 After Primus started producing blowtorches he also decided to make paraffin oil kerosene cookers The first model called Viktoria wasn t very successful but the later Svea did better 2 He delivered many to Russia and soon he produced 3000 per week In 1906 the company was changed into a stock company He was generous to his workers and often gave them stock in the company 2 Nyberg worked on many other inventions including steam engines aeroplanes and boat propellers He was most known as an aviation pioneer From 1897 and onward until around 1910 outside his home in Lidingo he built and tested his Flugan on a circular wood track in his garden and on the ice during the wintertime He worked with the help of professor Johan Erik Cederblom 1834 1913 at KTH in the development of wing profiles but did not succeed to get Flugan in the air He also designed and built his own wind tunnel in order to test of small wing models Flugan had a wingspan of 5 meters and the surface area of the wings was 13 m The engine was a steam engine of his own design with a boiler heated by four of his blowtorches It produced a maximum of 10 hp 7 kW at 2000 rpm The total weight of the plane was 80 kg 6 7 Images Edit C R Nyberg and his steam engine driven airplane Flugan on the ice of Askrikefjarden north of Lidingo Sweden Flugan in a different version on the circular wooden track in his garden The waterfront hangar at Lidingo erected 1908 where C R Nyberg housed Flugan and now is a listed building C R Nyberg s villa at Tacka Udden Lidingo 2020 References Edit Carl R Nyberg Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved May 1 2020 a b c d e f Sundbybergs Museum Archived from the original on 2008 05 29 Retrieved 2008 09 07 Johan Erik Erikson Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved May 1 2020 Maximilian Max F Sievert Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved May 1 2020 Lars Magnus Ericsson Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved May 1 2020 Johan Erik Cederblom Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved May 1 2020 Carl Rickard Nyberg og Flugan Arlanda Flygsamlingars Vanner Retrieved May 1 2020 External links EditCarl Richard Nyberg at DigitaltMuseum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carl Richard Nyberg amp oldid 1113745337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
