Erik Andreas Rotheim was born on 19th of September 1898 in Kristiania. He was from Norway Norwegian. He lived in Switzerland. He was a professional chemical engineer and inventor. He invented the airsol aerosol in 1925. He was 27 years old when he invented the aerosol spray can. Erik died on 18th of September 1938.

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