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- Hans Peter Nielsen (May 21, 1859 – September 11, 1945) was a Danish-born American machinist, mechanic, engineer, fireman, and inventor who lived most of his life in Alameda, California. In 1910 Nielsen built the , commissioned by Adrian J Merle. An early adopter of automobile technology, he also believed in the potential represented by aviation. Mr. Nielsen announces that there is no question to be raised against his prognostication that in a few years aeroplane parties will be common. He states that by the time of the Pacific-Panama exposition in San Francisco, many of the now motor enthusiasts will fly to San Francisco in their ships of the air. He believes that the exposition authorities will provide landing places for their aerial guests. — "Airship Shop For This City", Times-Star (1910-01-24) Nielsen was also a firefighter who innovated several firefighting devices, and was the first engineer at the Alameda Electric Light Plant. As a prominent member of the Alameda community his activities were frequently covered in local newspapers, often under the misspelling "Nielson." (en)
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- , "Brake Structure for Caster Wheels" (en)
- , "Wheel Structure" (en)
- , "Wheel" (en)
- , a device for unhitching animals patented by Nielsen in 1893. (en)
- Detail of , a fire hose fog nozzle Nielsen patented with fire chief Frederick Keller Krauth, Jr in 1897. (en)
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- Augusta, Christian, Ella, Adolph (en)
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- American (en)
- Danish (en)
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- Inventions which Nielsen patented as assignor to the Eames Company. (en)
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- Charter member of the Alameda Loyal Order of Moose (en)
- Charter member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles (en)
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- Illustration_US_Patent_1636483_Wheel.png (en)
- Illustration_US_Patent_1749502_Wheel_Structure.png (en)
- Illustration_US_Patent_490211_Automatic_Releasing_Device.jpg (en)
- Detail_of_Illustration_US_Patent_580142_Hose_Nozzle.jpg (en)
- Illustration_US_Patent_1785421_Brake_Structure_for_Caster_Wheels.png (en)
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- Building the first biplane in Alameda, California in 1910 (en)
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- Engineer (en)
- Mechanic (en)
- Inventor (en)
- Firefighter (en)
- Machinist (en)
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- Grave at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California (en)
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- Oakland Tribune (en)
- Alameda Star (en)
- San Francisco Call (en)
- Times-Star (en)
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- Hans P. Nielsen of Oak Street had a valuable deer hound poisoned yesterday. Nielsen has a number of the animals, and was at one time arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace for allowing the hounds to bay at the moon at night when he resided on Clinton avenue next to the home of Patrolman Dennis Welch. (en)
- The Curtiss biplane will go about twenty-seven miles an hour when it first rises from the ground, but in learning to fly this speed is inadvisable, and for that reason I made a large ship, which will go slowly, making a dangerous accident almost impossible. Merle and I propose to take the biplane out in the country, where we can get a level tract of ground. Mr. Merle is in the game for the sport of it. He rode in the Curtiss machine in Los Angeles and got the fever. (en)
- Early-day firemen still speak of how Nielsen would get steam up in the pumper faster than anyone else by using a little 'primer' of gunpowder. (en)
- One Hans P. Nielsen, who comes from the land of the Vikings, keeps a park of baying hounds near where the policeman lives. According to the complaint made to-day by Welch, these hounds have not permitted him to sleep by day or night and the only rest that he has had been upon his beat. Upon this showing Judge Tappan issued a warrant for Nielsen's arrest and he was hauled into court. He demanded a jury trial and will get up as his defense that Welch got enough rest upon his beat to satisfy all of the demands of nature, and that a policeman is supposed to be always vigilant and awake. (en)
- The biplane is to be thirty-eight feet in length, the tail being carried eighteen feet in the rear of the aeronaut's seat. Ahead of the operator is a plane, twenty feet in length and about five feet in breadth. With this and the tail the general lateral guidance of the plane will be controlled.
The wings of the aeroplane are each to be twenty feet in length, and are now waiting to be fitted to the remainder of the airship.
The motor will be a forty-five horse power, six cylinder vertical engine, capable of developing great speed. It will drive a two bladed propeller, made of hickory and eight feet in diameter.
The aeroplane will have a carrying capacity of two persons, and will weigh only 880 pounds when fully equipped and ready for flight. This is several hundred pounds lighter than any other vessel of the kind and size. (en)
- Mr. Nielsen announces that there is no question to be raised against his prognostication that in a few years aeroplane parties will be common. He states that by the time of the Pacific-Panama exposition in San Francisco, many of the now motor enthusiasts will fly to San Francisco in their ships of the air. He believes that the exposition authorities will provide landing places for their aerial guests. (en)
- Nielsen charges that his wife has announced intention of selling the home at 2254 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, for which she holds a deed of trust. He accuses her of cruelty, alleging that on one occasion she "violently and intentionally pushed him into a chair" and said, "I could kill you." (en)
- Nielsen, credited as the "father" of the modern fog-spray fire hose nozzle, now generally used to fight oil and gasoline fires, joined the Alameda Fire Department in 1890. (en)
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- "Airship Shop For This City" (en)
- "Divine Right of Policemen" (en)
- "First Airship In Alameda Near Completion" (en)
- "Husband Denied Alimony Plea" (en)
- "Local Men Will Try Bird Stunts" (en)
- "Valuable Dog Poisoned" (en)
- "Funeral Rites Set For Tomorrow For Veteran Fireman of Alameda" (en)
- "Funeral Rites set for Tomorrow for Veteran Fireman of Alameda " (en)
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- Hans Peter Nielsen (May 21, 1859 – September 11, 1945) was a Danish-born American machinist, mechanic, engineer, fireman, and inventor who lived most of his life in Alameda, California. In 1910 Nielsen built the , commissioned by Adrian J Merle. An early adopter of automobile technology, he also believed in the potential represented by aviation. — "Airship Shop For This City", Times-Star (1910-01-24) (en)
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