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Robert Francis Flemming Jr. (July 1839 [1] – February 23, 1919) was an American inventor [5] and Union sailor in the American Civil War. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] He was the first crew member aboard the USS Housatonic to spot the H.L. Hunley before it sank the USS Housatonic .
The Art of Angling, first published in 1651, is the first English language book to cite the use of fishing reels. 'Nottingham' and 'Scarborough' reel designs. The first English book on fishing is "A Treatise of Fishing with an Angle" in 1496 (its spelling respective to the manner of the date is The Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle [7] ').
George W. Snyder (c.1780 – February 10, 1841) was an American watchmaker, silversmith and inventor from Paris, Kentucky. He is credited with inventing the first American-made fishing reel in 1820. Kentucky Reel
However, Robert Fairlie's professional career and social standing had been seriously threatened eight years earlier by a remarkable case (reported in The Times of 8 April 1862) brought against him in the Central Criminal Court by his longtime business associate, George England, who alleged perjury on the part of Robert Francis Fairlie who had eloped with England's daughter Eliza Anne England ...
Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the North River Steamboat (also known as Clermont).
Robert Frederick Foster (May 31, 1853 – December 25, 1945) [1] [2] [3] of New York City, known as R. F. Foster, was a memory training promoter and the prolific writer of more than 50 nonfiction books. [4] He wrote primarily on the rules of play and methods for successful play of card, dice, and board games.
Results of his investigations published in 1909 are commonly known as The Bullet's Flight.The precision-machined vee-shaped cast-iron steadying cradle he invented for his investigations was adopted in 1920 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Aberdeen Proving Ground, [3] and has been widely replicated for ballistics investigation as a "Mann Rest".
Robert Foulis (1796– January 28, 1866) was a Canadian inventor, civil engineer and artist noted for his invention of the steam-powered foghorn. Early life [ edit ]