# David Watson Taylor

> David Watson Taylor was an American naval architect and an engineer in the United States Navy. He served during World War I as Chief Constructor of the Navy, and Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair. Taylor is best known as the man who constructed the first experimental towing tank ever built in the United States.

*United States Navy admiral*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1864-03-04
- **Died:** 1940-07-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 49.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [David W. Taylor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_W._Taylor)
- [ديفيد واطسون تايلور](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1)
- [David Watson Taylor](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Watson_Taylor)
- [David W. Taylor](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_W._Taylor)
- [David W. Taylor](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_W._Taylor)
- [デヴィッド・ワトソン・テイラー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%83%88%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5240748)

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