Wilhelm T. Unge

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

This aerial photograph of Karlskoga possibly used one of Captain W.T. Unge's rockets to carry one of Alfred Nobel cameras c. 1897.

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]

See also

• Hale rockets
• Aerial photography
• Aerial reconnaissance

References

1. "Optic Military Article Photocopies" . Retrieved 2009-09-19.
2. 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.
3. "Wilhelm T. Unge" . Retrieved 2009-09-19. Inducted in 1977
4. "Space Hall Honors Pioneers". Las Cruces Sun-News. Las Cruces, New Mexico. October 30, 1977. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.