Who invented the propeller?

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The first screw propeller to be added to an engine was installed by James Watt in Birmingham, England. He used it with his steam engine although the screw propeller's origins can be traced to Egyptians by way of Leonardo da Vinci. The propeller was also used in ancient China to propel watercraft. The third century BC Greek philosopher, Archimedes developed a related concept with a view to moving water and European crusaders found windmills in the Middle East in the 1090s CE. The first screw propeller to be powered by a petrol engine, fitted to a small boat (now known as a powerboat) was installed by Frederick Lanchester, also from Birmingham. This was tested in Oxford. The first 'real-world' use of a propeller was by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who used it instead of paddle wheels to power the SS Great Britain. The airfoil (aerofoil) shape of modern aircraft propellers was pioneered by Santos Dumont. Realizing a propeller was a rotating wing, he applied his lessons in wing design to the cross-section of bamboo propellers for his 14 bis http://www.answers.com/propeller Dec 25 06, 5:58 PM

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