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Garfield Wood

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American motorboat racer (1880-1971)

United StatesScientistsLived 1880 to 1971 · aged 90
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Garfield Arthur "Gar" Wood was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and championship motorboat builder and racer who held the world water speed record on several occasions. He was the first man to travel over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) on water.

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