Ægidius Elling

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Jens William Ægidius Elling (also Aegidus or Aegidius) (born July 26, 1861 - died 1949) was a Norwegian inventor who is considered to be the father of the gas turbine. In 1903 he completed the first turbine that produced excess power; his original machine used both rotary compressors and turbines to produce a net 11 hp. [[1]] It could withstand inlet temperatures up to 400 degrees Celsius.

In 1914 Elling produced a book called Billig opvarmning: veiledning i at behandle magasinovner økonomisk og letvint. (English: Cheap Heating: Guidance for the simple and economical treatment of base burners), which was published by Aschehoug. Books written by Elling are now rare, and are mostly found in museums and libraries.