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]] David Bushnell (1742 - 1824) of Saybrook, Connecticut, was an American
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 inventor
Inventor

An inventor is a person who creates or discovers a new method, form, device or other useful means. The word inventor comes form the latin verb invenire, invent-, to find....
 during the Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , also known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Thirteen Colonies on the North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers....
. He is credited with creating the first submarine
Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below water. It differs from a submersible, which has only limited underwater capability....
 ever used in combat, while studying at Yale University
Yale University

Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, Yale is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League....
 in 1775. He called it the Turtle
Turtle (submarine)

Turtle was the world's first submarine used in battle. It was invented in Connecticut in 1775 by Patriot David Bushnell as a means of attaching Naval mine to ships in a harbor....
 because of its look in the water. His idea of using water as ballast for submerging and raising his submarine is still in use today, as is the screw propeller, which was first used in the Turtle.

While at Yale, he proved that gunpowder
Gunpowder

Gunpowder, also called black powder, is an explosive mixture of sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate, KNO3 that burns rapidly, producing volumes of hot solids and gases which can be used as a propellant in firearms and as a pyrotechnic composition in fireworks....
 exploded under water.






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]] David Bushnell (1742 - 1824) of Saybrook, Connecticut, was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 inventor
Inventor

An inventor is a person who creates or discovers a new method, form, device or other useful means. The word inventor comes form the latin verb invenire, invent-, to find....
 during the Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , also known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Thirteen Colonies on the North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers....
. He is credited with creating the first submarine
Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below water. It differs from a submersible, which has only limited underwater capability....
 ever used in combat, while studying at Yale University
Yale University

Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, Yale is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League....
 in 1775. He called it the Turtle
Turtle (submarine)

Turtle was the world's first submarine used in battle. It was invented in Connecticut in 1775 by Patriot David Bushnell as a means of attaching Naval mine to ships in a harbor....
 because of its look in the water. His idea of using water as ballast for submerging and raising his submarine is still in use today, as is the screw propeller, which was first used in the Turtle.

While at Yale, he proved that gunpowder
Gunpowder

Gunpowder, also called black powder, is an explosive mixture of sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate, KNO3 that burns rapidly, producing volumes of hot solids and gases which can be used as a propellant in firearms and as a pyrotechnic composition in fireworks....
 exploded under water. David Bushnell also made the first time bomb. With this, he also came up with mine barrage in 1777. He combined his ideas in an attempt to attack British ships which were blockading New York Harbor
New York Harbor

New York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City....
 in the summer of 1776 by boring through their hulls and implanting time bombs, but failed every time due to a metal lining in the ships hull to protect against parasites in their previous station, the Caribbean. David Bushnell then created the Turtle. The Turtle eventually .

On June 8, 1781 he was promoted Captain of Sappers and Miners. Bushnell later traveled to France and then settled in Warrenton, Georgia
Warrenton, Georgia

Warrenton is a city in Warren County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 2,013 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Warren County, Georgia....
 where he taught at the Warrenton Academy and practiced medicine. He died in 1824, but before he died David was honored with a medal by George Washington. David Bushnell's Submarine Model is on display at the U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum and Library
U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum and Library

The U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum and Library, located on the Thames River near Groton, Connecticut, Connecticut, USA, is one of the world's most outstanding submarine museums....
 in Groton, Connecticut
Groton, Connecticut

Groton is a New England town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,907 at the 2000 United States Census....
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