Wilhelm T. Unge

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Baron Wilhelm Theodor Unge

Born	1845 Stockholm
Died	1915 (aged 69–70)
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Army of Sweden
Years of service	1866-? (prior to 1894)
Rank	Lieutenant colonel, staff-general and captain in the Royal Uplands Regiment^[1]
Other work	controlled, Solid-fuel rocketry; improved propellant; life-saving rockets

Baron Wilhelm Theodor Unge was a military engineer who invented a telemeter and various improvements to artillery.^[3] He was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1845. He worked with Alfred Nobel to improve the range and accuracy of Hale rockets, by using improved propellants and launching from cannons.^[3] It is possible that one of his rockets carried the Nobel camera that made the first aerial photograph from a rocket in April 1897.^[2]

After Nobel died in 1896, Unge obtained patents for improved rockets, with some sold to several countries. In 1908 he sold his patents to Friedrich Krupp.^[3]

In 1977, Unge was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame.^[4]

References

^ "Optic Military Article Photocopies". Retrieved 2009-09-19.
^ ^a ^b Skoog, A. Ingemar (2009-07-17). "The Alfred Nobel rocket camera. An early aerial photography attempt". Acta Astronautica. 66 (3–4). Elsevier Ltd: 624–635. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.06.011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Wilhelm T. Unge". Retrieved 2009-09-19. Inducted in 1977
^ "Space Hall Honors Pioneers". Las Cruces Sun-News. Las Cruces, New Mexico. October 30, 1977. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.