Argonaut: The Submarine Legacy of Simon Lake (West Texas A&M University Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (703 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0890968942 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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He received accolades from his spiritual mentor, Jules Verne, for his efforts. Argonaut presents Lake as an unsung hero worthy of praise and appreciation from the modern scientific community.Argonaut is ideal for the general reader, students of history and sea exploration, as well as for anyone inspired by Lake's spirit of imagination and perseverance.. Without the efforts of Simon Lake, underwater navigation would be very different from what it is today. Many have been credited for the invention of the submarine, but one significant figure has been seriously overlooked by both historians and the government. From the inspired fiction of Jules Verne to the dark menace of the Cold War, submarines have captivated millions for more than a century. However, it was Lake who launched his first working submarine in 1894 at the age of twenty-seven in the rivers of his native New Jersey. Despite the potential for government contracts, Lake remained private, using his invention to build up a fortune from underwater salvage.Questionable governmental trials resulted in navy contracts for submarines being awarded to Lake's rival, the Holland Torpedo Boat Company (later the Electric Boat Company)
Mike Dash said Competent but hardly original. For the past 80 years or so, Simon Lake has stood in the shadow cast by John P Holland, the man now generally accorded the title 'Father of the Submarine'. But in the early 1900s, Connecticut yankee Lake seemed at least as likely to earn the soubriquet. Lake was Holland's equal as an inventor, and his submarines were the only ones constructed in the US which were as good as the Holland boats. Moreover, Lake was easily the better businessman and for a long time led the Electric Boat Company (which acquired Holland's patents) in export sales. Lake boats were supplied to Russia (the Lake Co. going t. Richard Dow said Great Read!. Very interesting story of one man's dream and how he made it reality. Should be made into a movie or at least a TV mini series.
Poluhowich is professor of biology at West Texas A&M University. John J. He has written numerous articles dealing with such topics as submarine history, backpacking, woodcarving, cooking, and natural history.
. However, there is little doubt that Lake's work helped provide the basis for modern submarine design and construction.John J. Argonaut presents Lake as an unsung hero worthy of praise and appreciation from the modern scientific community.Argonaut is ideal for the general reader, students of history and sea exploration, as well as for anyone inspired by Lake's spirit of imagination and perseverance. He received accolades from his spiritual mentor, Jules Verne, for his efforts. In 1898, his steel vessel, the Argonaut, completed a thousand-mile trek up the Atlantic coast. Many have been credited for the invention of the submarine, but one significant figure has been seriously overlooked by both historians and the government. Without the efforts of Simon Lake, underwater navigation would