Robert Whitehead (3 January 1823 – 14 November 1905) was an English engineer. He was born the son of a cotton-bleacher, in Bolton, England. He developed the first self-propelled torpedo in 1866. He thus introduced the world to a weapon that almost changed the course of history during both World Wars. "But for Whitehead, the submarine would remain an interesting toy, and little more" - RN Admiral H.J.

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  • Robert Whitehead (3 January 1823 – 14 November 1905) was an English engineer. He was born the son of a cotton-bleacher, in Bolton, England. He developed the first self-propelled torpedo in 1866. He thus introduced the world to a weapon that almost changed the course of history during both World Wars. "But for Whitehead, the submarine would remain an interesting toy, and little more" - RN Admiral H.J. May, 1906 "The only thing that really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril" - Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister during WWII. Whitehead would eventually leave his assets to his granddaughter Agathe Whitehead who, in 1911, would be married to naval commander Georg Ludwig von Trapp who would use the torpedoes in his submarines in World War I. Whitehead is buried at the Parish Church of St Nicholas, Worth in Crawley West Sussex with his wife. His grave is visible from the church gate at the left hand side of the church, and is encompassed with blue railings. His epitaph reads "His fame was known by all nations hereabouts".
  • Robert Whitehead war ein britischer Ingenieur und Konstrukteur, der zusammen mit Giovanni Luppis die ersten Torpedos mit eigenem Antrieb und Selbststeuerung entwickelte. Damit schuf er eine Waffe, die beide Weltkriege entscheidend beeinflusste.
  • Robert Whitehead, ingénieur anglais, né à Bolton le 3 janvier 1823, est le concepteur de la première torpille navale autopropulsée (1866).
  • Figlio di un operaio cotoniero, la sua celebrità è dovuta al suo lavoro nel settore dei siluri, che riuscì a rendere un'arma efficace. Ancora oggi esiste in Italia un'azienda con il suo nome che sviluppa siluri. L'azienda erede di quella da lui fondata ha adesso sede nella città di Livorno e fa parte della Finmeccanica.
  • Robert Whitehead var en engelsk ingeniør, kanskje aller mest kjent for oppfinnelsen av den selvbevegelige og selvstyrende torpedo i 1866. Oppfinnelsen av den selvbevegelige torpedoen revolusjonerte krigen til sjøs - den britiske admiral H.J. May sa i 1906: «Hadde det ikke vært for Whitehead, ville ikke ubåten vært noe annet enn et interessant leketøy».
  • Роберт Уайтхед — английский инженер, изобретатель торпеды.
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  • Robert Whitehead (3 January 1823 – 14 November 1905) was an English engineer. He was born the son of a cotton-bleacher, in Bolton, England. He developed the first self-propelled torpedo in 1866. He thus introduced the world to a weapon that almost changed the course of history during both World Wars. "But for Whitehead, the submarine would remain an interesting toy, and little more" - RN Admiral H.J.
  • Robert Whitehead war ein britischer Ingenieur und Konstrukteur, der zusammen mit Giovanni Luppis die ersten Torpedos mit eigenem Antrieb und Selbststeuerung entwickelte. Damit schuf er eine Waffe, die beide Weltkriege entscheidend beeinflusste.
  • Robert Whitehead, ingénieur anglais, né à Bolton le 3 janvier 1823, est le concepteur de la première torpille navale autopropulsée (1866).
  • Figlio di un operaio cotoniero, la sua celebrità è dovuta al suo lavoro nel settore dei siluri, che riuscì a rendere un'arma efficace. Ancora oggi esiste in Italia un'azienda con il suo nome che sviluppa siluri. L'azienda erede di quella da lui fondata ha adesso sede nella città di Livorno e fa parte della Finmeccanica.
  • Robert Whitehead var en engelsk ingeniør, kanskje aller mest kjent for oppfinnelsen av den selvbevegelige og selvstyrende torpedo i 1866. Oppfinnelsen av den selvbevegelige torpedoen revolusjonerte krigen til sjøs - den britiske admiral H.J. May sa i 1906: «Hadde det ikke vært for Whitehead, ville ikke ubåten vært noe annet enn et interessant leketøy».
  • Роберт Уайтхед — английский инженер, изобретатель торпеды.
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  • Уайтхед, Роберт
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