Gideon Sundback - Inventor Of Zip

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Gideon Sundback

Born : April 24, 1880 (Ödestugu Parish, Jönköping County, Småland, Sweden)
Died :June 21, 1954 (aged 74) (Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States)
Resting place :Greendale cemetery
Nationality: Swedish-American
Occupation : Businessman
Known for : Development of the zipper
Spouse : Elvira Aronson, married in 1909
Parents : Jonas Otto Magnusson Sundbäck and Kristina Karolina Klasdotter

Gideon Sundback (April 24, 1880 – June 21, 1954) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer. Gideon Sundback is most commonly associated with his work in the development of the zipper.

Background : -
Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundback was born on Sonarp farm in Ödestugu Parish, in Jönköping County, Småland, Sweden. He was the son of Jonas Otto Magnusson Sundbäck, a prosperous farmer, and his wife Kristina Karolina Klasdotter. After his studies in Sweden, Sundback moved to Germany, where he studied at the polytechnic school in Bingen am Rhein. In 1903, Sundback took his engineer exam. In 1905, he emigrated to the United States.

Career : -
In 1905, Gideon Sundback started to work at Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1906, Sundback was hired to work for the Universal Fastener Company in Hoboken, New Jersey. In 1909, Sundback married Elvira Aronson, daughter of the Swedish born plant manager, Peter Aronsson. Subsequently.

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    Born : April 24, 1880 (Ödestugu Parish, Jönköping County, Småland, Sweden)
    Died :June 21, 1954 (aged 74) (Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States)
    Resting place :Greendale cemetery
    Nationality: Swedish-American
    Occupation : Businessman
    Known for : Development of the zipper
    Spouse : Elvira Aronson, married in 1909
    Parents : Jonas Otto Magnusson Sundbäck and Kristina Karolina Klasdotter

    Gideon Sundback (April 24, 1880 – June 21, 1954) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer. Gideon Sundback is most commonly associated with his work in the development of the zipper.

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    Resting place :Greendale cemetery
    Nationality: Swedish-American
    Occupation : Businessman
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    Spouse : Elvira Aronson, married in 1909
    Parents : Jonas Otto Magnusson Sundbäck and Kristina Karolina Klasdotter

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