Frank Zamboni

American inventor and engineer

Frank Joseph Zamboni, Jr. (January 16, 1901 – July 27, 1988) was an American inventor, whose most famous invention is the modern Zamboni,[1] a machine that smooths the ice in ice rinks. The name "Zamboni" is a registered trademark for these machines.

Frank Zamboni
Born
Frank Joseph Zamboni, Jr.

(1901-01-16)January 16, 1901
DiedJuly 27, 1988(1988-07-27) (aged 87)
Paramount, California, United States
Cause of deathCardiac arrest
NationalityAmerican
Known forinvention of ice resurfacer and founder of Zamboni Company

Zamboni was born on January 16, 1901 in Eureka, Utah.[2] He was raised in Pocatello, Idaho and in Chicago, Illinois. Zamboni died on July 27, 1988 from cardiac arrest in Paramount, California, aged 87.[3]

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  1. "Zamboni Company to Deliver Machine #10,000". Zamboni.com. Frank J. Zamboni & Co. Inc. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  2. "WFSHOF — Frank Zamboni Biography". Worldskatingmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  3. Folkart, Burt A. (July 29, 1988). "OBITUARIES : Frank Zamboni; the Man Behind That Odd Machine". Los Angeles Times.

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