Prayer

Abhijit Chakraborty

Bluetooth Sven Mattisson & Jaap haartsen

the Bluetooth was developed as a cable replacement in 1994 by Sven Mattisson and Jaap haartsen, who were both working for Ericsson in Lund, Sweden. The specification is based on frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology. The revolutionizing innovation, today used by billions of people, is built into a wide range of products, from cars and mobile phones to medical devices and computers, and allows users to exchange data over short distance from fixed and mobile devices.

99+

Sudipto Das

CelSiuS teMPerAture SCAleAnders Celsius

Anders Celsius (1701-44), a Swedish astronomer and mathematician, developed the widely used 100-degree thermometer, the scale on which freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 (at sea level air pressure). Uppsala-born Anders Celsius started his career as a science student at uppsala university, where he later became a professor in astronomy. he also took part in the establishment of the first astronomical observatory in Sweden.

Age of Communication

Chandan Dey

MoBile CAlliNG SYSteMÖsten Mäkitalo

The basis for the mobile (cellular) telephony was developed in the 1950s. As electronic components shrank in size and microchips were developed, an intense worldwide race began to create a first-generation wireless telephone system. In 1976, the Swedish telephone systems company Ericsson, and their research department headed by Östen Mäkitalo (1938-2011), drew up guidelines for Network Management Technologies (NMT), a wireless telephone system for everyone. The idea was based on technology that was yet to be developed. the tactic was a success. in the beginning of the 1980s, NMt made its breakthrough in modern mobile telephony. When NMT was introduced, the media made the claim that “Portable telephones have finally become portable.”

Pacemaker Makes Me Walk, Not the Stick

Abdullah Qureshi

PACeMAker Rune Elmqvist

As early as the beginning of the 1800s, physicians had dreamt of increasing the frequency of the heartbeat through electrical impulses. the idea was realized in 1958, when the Swedish doctor Rune Elmqvist (1906-1996) built his first pacemaker, a device so small that it could be surgically implanted. the same year, the world’s first pacemaker operation was performed by the Swedish professor Åke Senning (1915-2000) at the karolinska university hospital in Stockholm. today, millions of people have had pacemaker implanted.

Source of life

Manas kumar Panda

SolAr WAter PurifiCAtioN Petra Wadström

Solvatten, is a low-cost household water treatment unit that cleans organically contaminated water with the help of sunlight. Solvatten was invented by the Swedish designer, artist and inventor Petra Wadström (b. 1952) and the technology combines filtration, UV-disinfection and heat-pasteurization, making water drinkable within 2-6 hours of sun exposure. Solvatten is one of several Swedish innovations in the area of water purification.

Sharing the Music

Abhijit Chakraborty

SPotifY Daniel Ek & Martin Lorentzon

In 2006, Swedish entrepreneurs Daniel Ek (b 1983) and Martin Lorentzon (b. 1969) founded the streaming music service Spotify. the innovation has given tens of millions of users easy online access to large parts of the world’s musical treasure. Spotify was developed as a response to illegal streaming and internet piracy, granting artists reimbursement as their music is played. The photo of Spotify earned its creator, Abhijit Chakraborty, the first prize in the photo contest Swedish Innovations – Indian Interpretations 2012.

intermission

Prachi Singh

tetrA PAk ruben rausing & erik Wallenberg

Until Tetra Pak was introduced in the early 1950s, the market for storage of non-carbonated drinks was still dominated by glass bottles. Ruben Rausing (1895-1983), inspired by having seen wax-covered paper containers of milk in the US, wanted to find a less expensive and more durable and hygienic storage solution. Together with Erik Wallenberg (1915-1999), he introduced the disposable plastic-coated paper container which still today dominates the market for non-carbonated drink storage, offering consumers a simpler and more hygienic way to handle milk (and other drinks) for home use.

Milk is Good for life

Vinita Agarwal

the Milk CreAM SePArAtor Gustaf de laval

The Swedish engineer and inventor Gustaf de Laval (1845-1913) made two crucial contributions to the dairy industry: his milking machine (1896), which rationalized a time-consuming everyday chore on the farms and reduced demand for farm laborers, and the milk cream separator (1877), a devise tailored, to through centrifugal forces, effectively separate the cream from the milk. Thanks to de laval, most milking is today done my milking machines rather than by hand, which has improved the hygiene and safety of dairy products all over the world.

Standing royale

Vishal Arora

ThE VoLVo BUS

In large parts of the world, a Volvo bus is simply a high-quality bus manufactured by the Swedish company Volvo. In India, however, a Volvo Bus has a more complex meaning, being synonymous with a vehicle for comfortable and luxurious long-haul road travel rather than the actual manufacturing . Volvo being the primary choice for travelers, it is not uncommon to see buses of other manufacturing decorated with hand-painted “Volvo” logos. This says a lot about the impact Volvo has had since their arrival on the Indian bus market, altering the expectations of long-haul road travels. Gradually, the Volvo Bus is also making its way into the expectations of city transports.

Bless You

Souveek Bhattacharjee

ThREE-PoINT SEAT BELTNils Bohlin

The three-point seat belt was developed by Nils Bohlin (1920-2002), during his time as chief safety engineer at the Swedish automotive company Volvo. The innovation was introduced 1959 and became standard in all Volvo Cars in 1969. The three-point seat belt, for which the design has remained the same since it first introduction, is estimated to have saved one human life every six minutes since its first introduction!