This biography tells the remarkable story of John Ericsson, a Swedish-American inventor, engineer, and naval architect who played a major role in the developmen

This comprehensive biography of John Ericsson, the Swedish-American inventor best known for his design of the USS Monitor during the Civil War, provides a detai

Traces the life of the Swedish-American engineer and inventor who introduced the successful use of screw propellers on commercial and naval vessles, and designe

In this biography, William Conant Church tells the story of John Ericsson, the Swedish-American inventor and engineer who designed the USS Monitor during the Am