Simon Lake

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1866 – 1945

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Who was Simon Lake?

Simon Lake was a Quaker American mechanical engineer and naval architect who obtained over two hundred patents for advances in naval design and competed with John Philip Holland to build the first submarines for the United States Navy.

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Born
Sep 4, 1866
Pleasantville
Also known as
  • Лейк, Саймон
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Nationality
  • United States of America
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Died
Jun 25, 1945
Milford

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on July 23, 2013

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