1905 - 1994
Robert Swanson (inventor) Canadian Inventor
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| First Name |
Robert
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| Last Name |
Swanson
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1904
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| Birthplace |
1905
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| Died |
1994
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| Occupation Text |
Engineer, Railway Inspector, Business owner, Poet
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| Occupation |
Inventor
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Robert Swanson (1905–1994) was a Canadian researcher and developer, and is credited with the invention of the first five and six-chime air horns for use on locomotives. Swanson had worked as the chief engineer of a company called Victoria Lumber Manufacturing in the 1920s, when he developed a hobby for making steam whistles for locomotives. Eventually, Swanson designed and built a large steam whistle for the mill where he worked. He also built the Heritage Horns that were on the old BC Hydro building that play the first four chords of "O Canada" at noon every day. The horns are now on the roof of the Pan Pacific hotel at Canada Place.
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