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David Watson Taylor

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United States Navy admiral

United StatesScientistsLived 1864 to 1940 · aged 76
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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.

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Experimental Model Basin, c. 1900Experimental Model Basin, c. 1900

Awards 2

1931John Fritz Medal
1917Franklin Medal

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William Henry WhiteAlso won John Fritz MedalG. W. PierceAlso won Franklin MedalPatrick E. HaggertyAlso won John Fritz MedalGeorge Owen SquierAlso won Franklin MedalWillis Rodney WhitneyAlso won Franklin MedalRobert HadfieldAlso won John Fritz Medal

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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.

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United States
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1864 to 1940 · aged 76
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