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Developed the first self-propelled torpedo. Robert Whitehead (3 January 1823 – 14 November 1905) was an English engineer who was most famous for developing the first effective self-propelled naval torpedo .
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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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.
Jan 27, 2001 · Serial rapist Robert Whitehead used to find his victims through the goods-for-sale ads in The Toronto Star. He would phone to inquire about the dog, car, couch or drum kit on offer.
The Whitehead torpedo was the first self-propelled or "locomotive" torpedo ever developed. 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. It was driven by a three-cylinder compressed-air engine invented, designed, and made by Peter Brotherhood.
Robert Whitehead (1823-1905) was a British engineer and inventor who developed the first self-propelled torpedo in 1866. He founded a company in Fiume to produce and sell his torpedoes worldwide.
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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.
