Johan AugustBrinell was a Swedish metallurgist who devised the Brinell hardness test, a rapid, nondestructive means of determining the hardness of metals. In 1875 Brinell began his career as an engineer at the Lesjöfers Ironworks and in…
Vynašiel zariadenie na meranie tvrdosti kovov a zliatin (Brinellov tvrdomer), ktoré demonštroval na Parížskej svetovej výstave v roku 1900 vo forme prístroja na rýchle meranie tvrdosti (Brinellova tvrdosť) ocele.
Brinell was born in Bringetofta, Nässjö Kommun, Sweden. He began his career as an Engineer at the Lesjöfors Ironworks and in 1882 became chief engineer at the Fagersta Ironworks.