swedish-born

Updated: May 18, 2025

So we find credit given almost universally to John Ericsson, the Swedish-born American, for the invention of the screw-propeller. But as early as 1770 it was suggested by John Watt, and Stevens, the American inventor, actually gave a practical demonstration of its efficiency in 1804.

Willis J. (Willis John) Abbot - American Merchant Ships and Sailors