Which Happened First?

Josef Ressel

Josef Ressel
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Josef Ludwig Franz Ressel was an Austrian forester and inventor who designed one of the first working ship's propellers.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Charles BabbageDecember 26, 1791 – October 18, 1871
  2. Samuel Finley Breese MorseApril 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872
  3. Josef Ressel (this page)June 29, 1793 – October 1857
  4. Theobald BoehmApril 9, 1794 – November 25, 1881
  5. Arthur MorinOctober 19, 1795 – February 7, 1880
  6. Rowland HillDecember 3, 1795 – August 27, 1879

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