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title: "4 Nils Bohlin Quotes - Famous Inventor (Essays on urban wages, location and retail trade)"
description: "Nils Ivar Bohlin was a Swedish mechanical engineer and inventor who invented the three-point safety belt while working at Volvo."
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# Nils Bohlin

(1920–2000)   Inventor

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Nils Bohlin was an inventor, best known for *Essays on urban wages, location and retail trade*.

## Quick Facts About Nils Bohlin

Born July 17, 1920

Died November 30, 2000

Profession Inventor

Notable works Essays on urban wages, location and retail trade

## About Nils Bohlin

Nils Ivar Bohlin was a Swedish mechanical engineer and inventor who invented the three-point safety belt while working at Volvo.

##  Quotes by Nils Bohlin

> [The pilots I worked with in the aerospace industry were willing to put on almost anything to keep them safe in case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nils-bohlin/the-pilots-i-worked-with-in-the-aerospace-industry-were-willing-to/)

Nils Bohlin

[Aerospace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aerospace/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/nils-bohlin-74065_aerospace_the-pilots-i-worked-with-in-the-aerospac_71408.png)

> [In a way, my design works as much because the belt is comfortable for the user as it does because it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nils-bohlin/in-a-way-my-design-works-as-much-because-the-belt-is-comfortable-for/)

Nils Bohlin

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/611/nils-bohlin-74065_belt_in-a-way-my-design-works-as-much-because_207265.png)

> [There is a little bit of Nils Bohlin in every car.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nils-bohlin/there-is-a-little-bit-of-nils-bohlin-in-every-car/)

Nils Bohlin

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/nils-bohlin-74065_bits_there-is-a-little-bit-of-nils-bohlin-in_2865693.png)

> [I realized both the upper and lower body must be held securely in place with one strap across the chest and one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nils-bohlin/i-realized-both-the-upper-and-lower-body-must-be-held-securely-in/)

Nils Bohlin

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/nils-bohlin-74065_belts_i-realized-both-the-upper-and-lower-body_3196267.png)

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