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David Bushnell | | Birth Date: |
1742 | | Death Date: |
1824 | | Place of Birth: |
Saybrook, Conecticut, United States | | Place of Death: |
Warrenton, Georgia, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
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 Biography of David Bushnell
749 words, approx. 3 pages
 David Bushnell (1742-1824) built the first man-propelled submarine boat with a wooden magazine containing gunpowder and a clock mechanism for igniting it at any particular time. Although he was not successful in his attempts to destroy British ships... summary from source:
 Biography of David Bushnell
399 words, approx. 1 pages
David Bushnell grew up on a family farm in a rural area near Saybrook, Connecticut. After his father's death, Bushnell sold the farm and decided to pursue an education at Yale, starting in 1771. While at Yale he discovered that, contrary to popular... 
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82 words, approx. 0 pages1740-1826 American inventor who designed the first military submarine. Before he graduated from Yale, Bushnell had learned how to detonate gunpowder in water and he planned how to construct a submarine. He secretly built a submersible wooden vessel,... summary from source:
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254 words, approx. 1 pages
David Bushnell (1742 - 1824) of Saybrook, Connecticut, was an American inventor during the Revolutionary War. He is credited with creating in 1775, while studying at Yale University, the first submarine ever used in combat, known as the Turtle. His idea...
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 The Washington Post David Bushnell Founder of B ...
04/07/2005: 641 words, approx. 2 pages David Bushnell, 91, an entrepreneur who transformed Bushnell Optical Corp. from a small mail-order business into the country's leading binocular brand, died March 24 at his home in Laguna Beach, Calif. He had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Mr. Bushnell bought his first two cases of... summary from source:
Stage Directions A bushnell of pride
06/01/2002: 2,077 words, approx. 7 pages THEATER SPACE A brand new facility, built in support of a landmark Connecticut theater, is revitalizing the down Hartford district. Ordinarily, the construction of new theaters may take from six to 10 years to complete. But then the Belding Theater, the centerpiece... summary from source:
 greatreporter.com A Brief History of the Submarine
10/3/2007: 355 words, approx. 1 pagesThe First SubA Dutch inventor called Cornelius Drebbel created the first working submarine while he was living in England in 1620. A leather-encased wooden boat propelled by 12 oarsmen, it made several trips through the Thames and received oxygen via tubes that reached up to...
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