Paul Kollsman

Paul Kollsman
Born(1900-02-22)February 22, 1900
Freudenstadt, German Empire
DiedSeptember 26, 1982(1982-09-26) (aged 82)
Beverly Hills, California, United States
NationalityAmerican, German
Known forBarometer, flight instruments
Scientific career
FieldsEngineer, inventor

Paul Kollsman (February 22, 1900, in Germany – September 26, 1982, in Beverly Hills, California) was a German-American inventor. He invented the first sensitive barometer, a key enabler of instrument flight in airplanes.[1][2]

The United States Patent Office cites him as the inventor on 124 patents.[3]

  1. ^ Waggoner, Walter H. (1982-09-29). "Paul Kollsman, 82, Aviation Engineer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  2. ^ "Paul Kollsman | The National Inventors Hall of Fame". www.invent.org. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  3. ^ "US Patent Full-Text Database Manual Search. Note: Select Years "1790 to Present", enter "IN/Kollsman" in search window ("Query")". patft.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-26.