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Francis Pettit Smith

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British inventor

ScientistsLived 1808 to 1874 · aged 66
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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.

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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1808 to 1874 · aged 66
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