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Robert Whitehead

English engineer

b. 1823 CE – d. 1905 CE World The North Atlantic Lands

Robert Whitehead (3 January 1823 – 14 November 1905) is an English engineer.

He develops the first effective self-propelled naval torpedo.

His company, located in the Austrian naval center in Rijeka (Fiume), is the world leader in torpedo development and production up to the First World War.

Moran, J. (2017). Robert Whitehead. History Atlas. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/robert-whitehead/

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