Carl Munters, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Munters

Swedish inventor

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1897

Place of Birth: Vansbro Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1989

Profession: engineer, inventor

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Carl Georg Munters (22 March 1897 – 1989) was a Swedish inventor, most known for inventing together with Baltzar von Platen the gas absorption refrigerator now sold by Electrolux.
He also invented and patented a method of making foamed plastic, which was later rediscovered by Dow Chemical Company and used to make Styrofoam.