Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Primary Evidence
"It was not until 1991 that Erik Wallenberg was publicly recognized when he was awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences’ grand gold medal. But perhaps the finest, albeit informal, praise he received was already in the mid-fifties from the Danish Nobel laureate in physics, Professor Niels Bohr. “I have never seen such a distinguished practical application of a mathematical idea,” Bohr said in his quiet, almost shy manner when he visited the factory."
""We were there and saw the first store open, on Fifth Avenue in New York. It was really touching. Many had failed to start clothing companies in the USA, and it was a major commitment for us that went very well. It was fun for grandpa to see, since it was in the USA where he got his idea for H&M. And it was fun for me to see him so happy," Karl-Johan Persson later recounted in an interview published on the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences website.[94](private://read/01jas9tvg84jycb27616w1f9k8/#note-94)"