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George William Manby

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English author and inventor (1765-1854)

ScientistsLived 1765 to 1854 · aged 88
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Captain George William Manby FRS was an English author and inventor. He designed an apparatus for saving life from shipwrecks and also the "Pelican Gun", the first modern form of fire extinguisher.

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Manby mortar, 1842 drawingManby mortar, 1842 drawingStipple engraving by T. Blood (1813)Stipple engraving by T. Blood (1813)Lifeboat and Manby Apparatus Going Off to a Stranded Vessel by J.M.W. Turner, 1831Lifeboat and Manby Apparatus Going Off to a Stranded Vessel by J.M.W. Turner, 1831

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Scientists born in the 1760s 6

Charles Tennant44.0Nicolaus Thomas Host43.8John Bellenden Ker Gawler44.1Gaetano Savi43.3Henry Bell44.1Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert43.3

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Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1765 to 1854 · aged 88
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