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Torpedo (1864)

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  Torpedo (1864) *Giovanni Luppis creates the self-propelled uncderwater missile. *"Damn the torpedoes.... Captain Crayton, go ahead! Joucett, full speed!" Admiral David Farragut, Battle of Mobile Bay, 1864 "Torpedoes are examined on the derk of a target ship after a test firing from HMS Snapper in 1940 The British 7,000-ton steamer Beluchistan sank after this torpedo strike by the German U-boat U-68 in 1942".                         NDespite its notoriety as a naval weapon, the fir modem torpedo was developed in landincked Austa or rather by a retired army officer in what was then the Austrian Empire stretching down to the Adriatic Sea 1864 Giovanni Luppis (1813-1875) presented his idea of using small, unmanned boats carrying explosives against enemy ships to Robert Whitehead (1823 1905), an English engineer producing stram engines for the Austrian Navy Similar devices (spar torpedoes) were also employed in the American Civil War taking place at the same time. Howe

Disposable Razor Blade

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                                       BY the end of the nineteenth century, the straight, ’’Cutthroat’’ razor was the common shaving tool. These has dangerous sharp blade that required skill to use without cutting the skin. It also had to constantly sharpended to remain effective.                                                                     The first safety razor with a guard along the razor’s edge was introduced in #1875 by the ‘’KAMPFE BROTHERS’’, but the blade still needed frequent sharpening.                                                                                               Autute American business man king ‘’CAMP GILLETTE’’(1855-1932)realized that if he could create a safe and simple shave without the in convenience of having to sharpen the blade beforehand, his product could be of interest to every adult male in the world. His idea was for a small, inexpensive razor fitted with a cheap disposable blade clamped safety in to the head piece.