# Francis Pettit Smith

> Sir Francis Pettit Smith was an English inventor and, along with John Ericsson, one of the inventors of the screw propeller. He was also the driving force behind the construction of the world's first screw-propelled steamship, SS Archimedes.

*British inventor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1808-02-09
- **Died:** 1874-02-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 11.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

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