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Inventor Chris Steenstrup Fights for a Safer Press
Danish born Chris Steenstrup immigrated to the United States at fourteen and worked at General Electric in Schenectady operating a punch press. After witnessing an accident that harmed a coworker, he designed a protective device, faced disbelief from his foreman, and persisted by presenting his invention to the plant manager.
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Chris Steenstrup
Denmark
Schenectady, N. Y
General Electric Company
Chris
Missouri