Автор: Richard Knowles Morris
Название: John P. Holland, 1841-1914: Inventor of the Modern Submarine
Издательство: United States Naval Institute
Год: 1966
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 232
Язык: English
Размер: 22.3 MB

This is a biography of John P. Holland, whose technological innovations led to the launching of the first modern submarine in May 1897. The work draws on diaries and papers to trace the inventor's eventful life, including frustration with the US Navy and the eventual loss of his company.