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David Bushnell
David Bushnell may refer to: * David Bushnell (inventor) (1740 – 1824), American inventor, inventor of the ''Turtle'' submersible * David Bushnell (historian) (1923 – 2010), American historian * David P. Bushnell (1913 – 2005), American entrepreneur, founder of Bushnell Corporation {{Human name disambiguation , Bushnell, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bushnell (inventor)
David Bushnell (August 30, 1740 – 1824) was an American inventor, Patriot (American Revolution), patriot, teacher, and a medical doctor. Bushnell invented the first submarine to be used in battle, ''Turtle (submersible), Turtle'', as well as a floating mine triggered by contact. He was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War. Early life David Bushnell was born in a secluded part of Saybrook, Connecticut on 30 August 1740 and baptized in 1753 into a farming family in what is now Westbrook, Connecticut where his parents Nehemiah Bushnell and Sarah (Susan) Ingham Bushnell owned a farm. He was the first of five children born. Following the death of his father circa 1769, he sold his half interest in the family Westbrook farm to his brother Ezra and entered Yale University, Yale College in 1771 at the relatively old age of 31. The ''Turtle'' submarine Bushnell is credited with creating the first submarine ever used in combat, while studying at Yale in 177 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bushnell (historian)
David Bushnell (May 14, 1923 – September 3, 2010) was an American academic and Latin American historian who has been called "The Father of the Colombianists." Bushnell, one of the first Americans to study Colombia, was considered one of the world's leading experts on the history of Colombia. He regarded it as one of the least studied countries in Latin America by academic scholars in the United States and Europe, and was considered the first American historian to study and introduce Colombian history as an academic field in the United States. Early life and career Bushnell was born on May 14, 1923, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. After graduation, Bushnell worked for both the Latin American Division of the Office of Strategic Services and the United States State Department from 1944 to 1946. From 1956 to 1963, Bushnell worked as a United States Air Force historian based in Washington, D.C., and New Mexico. He co-au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
