Richard Jordan Gatling

Richard Jordan Gatling was an American inventor. He is best known for having invented the Gatling gun, which is considered to be the first successful machine gun.

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Who was born first?

• Richard Jordan Gatling and P. G. T. Beauregard were born the same year
• Richard Jordan Gatling and Heinrich Göbel were born the same year
• Richard Jordan Gatling was born 1 year before Eunice Newton Foote
• Richard Jordan Gatling was born 1 year after Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
• Richard Jordan Gatling was born 1 year before Christopher Latham Sholes

Timeline

1. Édouard-Léon Scott de MartinvilleApril 25, 1817 – April 26, 1879
2. Heinrich GöbelApril 20, 1818 – December 4, 1893
3. P. G. T. BeauregardMay 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893
4. Richard Jordan Gatling (this page)September 12, 1818 – February 26, 1903
5. Christopher Latham SholesFebruary 14, 1819 – February 17, 1890
6. Eunice Newton FooteJuly 17, 1819 – September 30, 1888

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