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The first torpedo. Robert Whitehead (right) and his son (left) with a battered test torpedo in Fiume, Austria-Hungary c.1875. Whitehead's initial torpedo experiments were conducted with the help of his 12-year-old son, John, and a workman, Annibale Ploech.
Aug 2, 2023 · Robert Whitehead is a celebrated South African actor who played Barker Haines on Isidingo. He has also starred in several movies and drama series, and is involved in production and directing.
Robert Whitehead was a British engineer who invented the modern torpedo. In 1856, after serving an apprenticeship in Manchester and working in Marseille, Milan, and Trieste, he organized, with local capital, a marine-engineering works, Stabilimento Tecnico Fiumano, in Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia).
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The Whitehead torpedo was the first self-propelled or "locomotive" torpedo ever developed. [a] It was perfected in 1866 by British engineer Robert Whitehead from a rough design conceived by Giovanni Luppis of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in Fiume. [7]
Nov 5, 2019 · Robert Whitehead, who won a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, passed away at 86. He was known for his commitment to serious dramas by Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, and others.
Learn about the life and work of Robert Whitehead, the British engineer who developed the self-propelled underwater explosive device in the nineteenth century. Find out how he improved the torpedo design and sold it to many navies, including the British Royal Navy.
Learn about the life and legacy of Robert Whitehead, the English engineer who invented the self-propelled torpedo in 1866. Explore his family history, his business achievements, his ethical values, and his vision for peace.
