George William Manby
Inventor
1765 – 1854
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Who was George William Manby?
Captain George William Manby FRS, was an English author and inventor. He designed an apparatus for saving life from shipwrecks and also the first modern form of fire extinguisher.
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- Born
- Nov 28, 1765
Denver - Siblings
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Royal Military Academy
- Died
- Nov 18, 1854
Great Yarmouth
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on July 23, 2013
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