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Uno Lamm

Uno Lamm, Swedish electrical engineer and inventor (died 1989)

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Born
May 22, 1904
Died
June 1, 1989
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1904

About Uno Lamm

August Uno Lamm was a Swedish electrical engineer and inventor. He was sometimes called "The Father of High Voltage Direct Current" power transmission. During his career, Lamm obtained 150 patents. In 1980 the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) developed the Uno Lamm High Voltage Direct Current Award for contributions to the field of high voltage electrical engineering. In 1955 Lamm was made head of the ASEA project to develop Sweden's first commercial nuclear reactors.

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Uno Lamm timeline

  1. In 1955 Lamm was made head of the ASEA project to develop Sweden's first commercial nuclear reactors.
  2. In 1980 the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) developed the Uno Lamm High Voltage Direct Current Award for contributions to the field of high voltage electrical engineering.

The world when Uno Lamm was born

Uno Lamm was born in 1904. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Uno Lamm's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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