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#39353. mochyn
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Who invented the submarine?
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mibmob
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Aristotle.
Oct 01 03, 1:01 PM
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sequoianoir
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Cornelis Drebbel (or Cornelius van Drebbel), a Dutch inventor, is usually credited with building the first submarine, between 1620 and 1624
Oct 01 03, 1:02 PM
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sequoianoir
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However, the first serious discussion of a "submarine" (a craft designed to be navigated underwater) appeared in 1578 from the pen of William Bourne, a British mathematician and writer on naval subjects.
Oct 01 03, 1:06 PM
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supermary345
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Pharoah Thutmose the third was responsible for building the first submarine which was found on the bottom of Lake Victoria It was launched 3500 years ago but the pressure was too great for it and it cracked like an egg
Oct 01 03, 1:22 PM
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supermary345
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It was made out of pine and bronze and was sealed with pitch,it sat 4 people and was driven by a screw
Oct 01 03, 2:04 PM
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shady shaker
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Aha Mocha!! Did David Bushnell have a cuckoo clock on board "The Turtle" when he sank gracefully beneath the waves in 1775???!!!
( www.stormfront.org)
Oct 02 03, 6:17 AM
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trivia
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Chuck norris is credited with inventing the Submarine at his birth Dec. 23rd
Feb 18 08, 10:22 AM
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