Edwin Ruud

Edwin Ruud
Edwin Ruud
	Edwin Ruud
Born	Edvin Ruud; June 9, 1854; Askim in Østfold, Norway
Died	December 9, 1932 (aged 78); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Resting place	Plot: Rudd Mausoleum Section 11, lot 39; Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, USA
Nationality	Norwegian-American
Education	Horten Technical School (Horten tekniske skole) ; Vestfold, Norway
Occupations	Mechanical Engineer; Inventor; Engineering career
Discipline	Mechanical Engineering
Employer(s)	Fuel Gas and Manufacturing Company; Ruud Manufacturing Company;
Significant design	Ruud Instantaneous Automatic Water Heater
Awards	Louisiana Purchase Exposition Gold Medal, 1904; Edward Longstreth Medal of Merit, 1905;
Spouse	Minna Kaufmann (1872-1953)
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Edwin Ruud (9 June 1854 – 9 December 1932) was a Norwegian-American mechanical engineer and inventor who immigrated to the United States where he designed, sold, and popularized the tankless water heater. He was the founder and President of Ruud Manufacturing Company, now a division of Rheem Manufacturing Company.

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