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John Ericsson, Swedish-American engineer, co-designed the USS Princeton and the Novelty Locomotive (died 1889)
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John Ericsson
Swedish-American engineer (1803–1889)
John Ericsson was a Swedish-American engineer and inventor. He was active in England and the United States.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
USS Princeton (1843)
American warship
USS Princeton was a screw steam warship of the United States Navy. Commanded by Captain Robert F. Stockton, Princeton was launched on September 5, 1843.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Novelty (locomotive)
Early experimental locomotive
Novelty was an early steam locomotive built by John Ericsson and John Braithwaite to take part in the Rainhill Trials in 1829.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)