Facts:   - death date: 1989      - birth date: march 22nd , 1897    - name: carl georg munters    - death place: sweden    - birth place: dala-järna , kopparbergs län , sweden   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of carl munters .
carl georg munters -lrb- march 22nd 1897 -- 1989 -rrb- was a swedish inventor , most known for inventing together with baltzar von platen the gas absorption refrigerator now sold by electrolux .he also invented and patented a method of making foamed plastic , which was later rediscovered by dow chemical company and used to make styrofoam .