The Magnificent Magnus Swenson
The UW’s first prolific inventor, Magnus Swenson 1880, MS1882, inspired Madison’s water system and saved multitudes from famine after World War I.
- Bryan Suzan
- March 18, 2025
- On Wisconsin >
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