| Magnus Bjorndal | |
| Birth Date: | September 13, 1899 |
| Birth Place: | Ulstein, Norway |
| Death Place: | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| Nationality: | Norwegian American |
| Alma Mater: | Telemark University College Hindenburg Polytechnicum Polytechnic Institute of New York University |
| Occupation: | engineer inventor |
Magnus Bjorndal (September 13, 1899 – January 23, 1971) was a Norwegian American engineer and inventor. Magnus Bjorndal was the founder and president of Tech Laboratories, Inc.[1] [2]
Magnus Bjorndal was from Ulstein in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. He held degrees in both electrical and mechanical engineering. Mechanical trade school at Porsgrunn (now Telemark University College) in Telemark county, Norway. He also studied at the Hindenburg Polytechnicum in Oldenburg, Germany. At age 24, Magnus Bjorndal came to the United States in 1923.[3] He studied electrical engineering at Brooklyn Polytech (now Polytechnic Institute of New York University).
Magnus Bjorndal served as chief engineer of The Daven Radio Company, an electronics manufacturer in Newark, New Jersey. Subsequently he was the founder and president of Tech Laboratories, Inc., which was incorporated in the state of New Jersey in 1937.[1] Tech Laboratories developed the initial test and control instruments for the NBC Radio City Studios in New York City. Bjorndal personally held a number of United States patents for scientific and technical instruments.[4] [5]
Bjorndal was a member of American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science and Audio Engineering Society. Bjorndal served as editor of the Norwegian-American Technical Journal. He was president of Norwegian-American Historical Association (1969–1971).[6]
Bjorndal died in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1971.[1]