Robert Whitehead
Engineer, Inventor
1823 – 1905
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Who was Robert Whitehead?
Robert Whitehead was an English engineer. He developed the first effective self-propelled naval torpedo. His company, located in the Austrian naval centre in Rijeka, was the world leader in torpedo development and production up to the First World War.
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- Born
- Jan 3, 1823
Bolton - Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Nov 14, 1905
Shrivenham - Resting place
- St Nicholas' Church, Worth
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on July 23, 2013
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