First Test of a Submarine in Warfare
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Science, Military History, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Wars, Battles, Ships, Naval History, Engineering, Engineers
- Curriculum: American Revolutionary History (1776-1788)
- Geographical Location: New York
- Date: September 6-7, 1776
Article abstract: Technology is driven and advanced by the need to succeed in revolutionary combat.
Summary of Event
David Bushnell was known throughout his native Connecticut for his inventive mind. While on his father’s farm, he had developed a harrow with flexible teeth, which farmers could use in the stony New England fields without the teeth’s breaking constantly. As a student at Yale College, he became interested in the possibilities of exploding kegs of black powder under water. Traditional theories of the time held that such an explosion...
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