Gideon Sundback
Gideon Sundback was a SwedishAmerican electrical engineer, who is most commonly associated with his work in the development of the zipper.
Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundback was born on Sonarp farm in destugu Parish, in Jnkping County, Smland, Sweden. He was the son of Jonas Otto Magnusson Sundbck, 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 immigrated to the United States.
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