Robert Whitehead
English engineer (1823–1905)
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.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Robert Whitehead (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Jan 3, 1823, died Nov 14, 1905.1
Companies
- WASS Submarine SystemsFounder11
Early life and education
He was born in Bolton, England, the son of James Whitehead, a cotton-bleacher, and his wife Ellen Whitehead née Swift. He trained as an engineer and draughtsman, and attended the Mechanics' Institute, Manchester.
His first professional employment was at a shipyard in Toulon, France, for Philip Taylor & Sons, and then as a consultant engineer in Milan, Italy. He then moved to Trieste, on the Adriatic coast of Austria.
Whitehead's work in Trieste was noticed by the owners of Fonderia Metalli, a metal foundry in the nearby city of Fiume (today Rijeka, Croatia). In 1856, Whitehead became manager of the company, and changed its name to Stabilimento Tecnico di Fiume (STF). STF produced marine steam boilers and engines, which were the most modern products of that era. The Austrian Navy was a customer.
From Wikipedia’s article on Robert Whitehead (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: inventor.6
- Date not recordedFounded Whitehead Torpedo Works3
- Date not recordedFounded Whitehead & Co.4
- Date not recordedFounded WASS Submarine Systems5
Personal life
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- 1WikidataRobert Whitehead on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRobert Whitehead on Wikipedia
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- 11WikidataWASS Submarine Systems, Founder
- 12Wikimedia CommonsRobert Whitehead photo by Alaindub, Public domain