Here are 10 inventors who died of self discovery.
- Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist famous French-Polish for inventing various new elements, including radium and polonium, as well as the theory of radioactivity and radioactive isotopes isolation. He is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1903 (together with her husband Pierre). He died on July 4, 1934, due to aplastic anemia, associated with radiation. Damaging effects of ionizing radiation is unknown, and many of his works have been studied without security. He has been test-tubes containing radioactive isotopes in her pocket and menyimapnnya in the desk drawer, resulting in a blue-green light when a substance is put into a dark room.
- Jr.Thomas Midgley was an American chemist who discovered tin of petrol and CFCs. Although hailed in his time, he was branded as a "have more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in the history of the Earth" and "the man who is responsible for many deaths than any other in history" because of his invention. He suffered from polio and lead poisoning, and left alone in her bed. He died at age 55 after being strangled by one katrolnya and the fact that the two inventions, petrol tin and bed-operated pulley, played a role in his death.
- John Godfrey Parry-Thomas was a racer and engineer Wales. He always dreamed of a land speed record broken by Malcolm Campbell, and make a car that can do it. He made a car called Babs, which underwent many changes, such as the chain connecting the wheels to the engine. On 27 April 1926, Parry-Thomas broke that record, before upgrading to 170 mph the next day. This record lasted for one year, before Malcolm Campbell broke it in 1927. Trying to regain his title, one of the chains apart and drifted into her neck, immediately cut it in half. He died instantly on the spot.
- William Bullock. William Bullock was an American inventor who in 1863 turning the printer discovery helped transform the printing industry because of its speed and efficiency. Bullock died while trying to fix one of pencetaknya, his legs crushed under a pulley machine when trying to kick it back into place. His legs became formless and Bullock died when surgery is performed to amputate his leg.
- Aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal was mansuia which became known as the King of paragliding. He was the first to successfully perform paragliding flight in a row. Newspapers and magazines in many countries meneribtkan photo berparalayang Lilienthal, influencing public opinion and scientific about the possibility of flying machines becoming practical after the age of fantasy and unscientific thinking. On August 9, 1896 flight, Lilienthal fell 17 meters. broke his spine. He died the next day. His last words were, "Small Sacrifices must be made!".
- Franz Reichelt was a tailor Australia who became famous for creating a hybrid that is claimed to be able to fly parachute wearer to land or in the air. He conducted experiments from the first deck of the Eiffel Tower, and in front of the crowd and the camera crew, he fell straight down. He died instantly from the fall.
- Karel Soucek is a Canadian stuntman famous for inventing a "capsule" (actually just a modified drum) and Niagara Falls sail in it. He survived, although wounded. In 1985, he asked a company to fund his drum performances of the Houston Astrodome in Texas. A tailor-made waterfall from the top of the structure is 180 feet, with a pool at the bottom. But this show to be a disaster, and Soucek hit the edge of the pool instead of the center, causing the capsule is broken and hurt. He died the next day. Evel Knievel called it the most dangerous stunt ever seen. Soucek capsule on display at the New York State Museum.
- Cowper Phipps Coles was a Royal Navy captain who discovered the rotating cannon to ship during the Crimean War. After the war, Coles patented inventions and build their own boat using a revolutionary design, adapted from other Royal Navy ships. His ship, HMS Captain, require some modifications unusual and dangerous but, having "hurricane deck" which increases the center of gravity of the ship. On 6 September 1870, HMS Captain overturned, killing Coles and most of the 500 crew.
- Alexander Bogdanov was a physicist, philosopher, economist, science fiction writer, and revolutionary Russia. One idea involves scientific experiments rejuvenation through blood transfusion. Had a blood transfusion to many famous people, including the brother of Lenin, Bogdanov, she decided to give him a blood transfusion from one of his patients who have malaria and tuberculosis. He died of infections over time.
- Henry Winstanley was a famous British architect and engineer lighthouse yangmembangun first Eddystone lighthouse. Winstanley's lighthouse want menciba power and yearned to be in it during the storm. This lighthouse collapsed, killing Winstanley and five others.
0 comments:
Post a Comment