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David Bushnell
American inventor who built the "Turtle" submersible (–/)
For the historian, see David Bushnell (historian). For the entrepreneur, see David P. Bushnell.
David Bushnell | |
|---|---|
| Born | ()August 30, Westbrook, Connecticut |
| Died | / Warrenton |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Inventor |
| Known&#;for | Building "Turtle" submersible |
David Bushnell (August 30, – or ), of Westbrook, Connecticut, was an American inventor, a patriot, a teacher, and a medical doctor.
Bushnell invented the first submarine to be used in battle, Turtle, as well as a floating mine triggered by contact. He was a veteran of the Revolutionary War.
Early life
David Bushnell was born in a secluded part of Saybrook, Connecticut on 30 August and baptized in into a farming family in what is now Westbrook, Connecticut where his parents Nehemiah Bushnell and Sarah (Susan) Ingham Bushnell owned a farm.[1] He was the first of five children born.
Following the death of