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Nils Waltersen Aasen

1878-03-30 – 1925-12-00

Life & Legacy

Nils Waltersen Aasen (30 March 1878 – 27 December 1925) was a Norwegian arms inventor. He has been credited with having developed the modern hand grenade and land mine just prior to World War I.

Occupation & Career

inventor

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q11991520 — wikidata View source

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