Ivar W. Brogger

Ivar Waldemar Brogger, Jr. (December 18, 1880 – April 20, 1963) was a Norwegian-born, American electrical engineer and inventor.[1] Brogger is credited with a number of patented inventions including invention of auto direction signal lights in 1933,[2][3] as well as a low level of oil indicator in automobiles in 1928.[4][5][6]

Biography

Ivar Waldemar Brogger was born in Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.[3] He was the son of Ivar Waldemar Brøgger (1849–1909), who served as mayor in Ålesund (1892–1895, 1899–1901).[7] Brogger received his electrical engineering degree in Hanover, Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1906. For many years, he was employed by Weston Electrical Instruments Works and Edison-Splitdorf Radio Corp., both located in Newark, New Jersey. He was later employed by Connecticut Telephone & Electric Company of Meriden, CT.[8][9][10][11][12]

References
  1. "Ivar Waldemar Brøgger". Vår familie historie. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  2. "Ivar W. Brogger". Daily News. New York, NY. April 22, 1963. p. 273. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ivar Brogger, 82, First to Patent Car Turn Signals". The Morning Call. Allentown, PA. April 23, 1963. p. 19. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. New York Times: Ivar W. Brogger, Inventor, 82, Dies Patented Auto Directional Signal Lights in 1933; April 22, 1963
  5. Patent: Direction Signal System; Ivar W. Brorger; Patent number: 1993540; Filing date: May 3, 1933; Issue date: Mar 5, 1935
  6. Engine Oil Indicator; Patent number: 1796919; Filing date: Aug 18, 1928; Issue date: Mar 17, 1931
  7. Arve Tore Flem. "1892 – Ivar Waldemar Brøgger". Aalesund Historielag. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  8. "Weston Electrical Instrument Company (FTL Design History of Technology)". Archived from the original on 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  9. Edison Company's two year run in the Radio Business (The Edison Company)
  10. Throwback Thursday: Old Meriden factory primed for redevelopment (Andrew Ragali. Record-Journal.November 13, 2014)
  11. "Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation". FTL Design. Archived from the original on November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  12. "History of the manufacturer - Connecticut Telephone & Electric Company". Radiomuseum. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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