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John Lethbridge

British inventor · Scientists · Lived 1675 to 1759 · aged 84

John Lethbridge (1675-1759) was an English merchant and engineer known for inventing the first underwater diving machine in 1715. He lived in the county of Devon in South West England and reportedly had 17 children. He is the subject of the Fisherman's Friends song "John in the Barrel".

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