Robert Whitehead

Robert Whitehead
Born(1823-01-03)3 January 1823
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Died14 November 1905(1905-11-14) (aged 82)
Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, England, UK[1]
NationalityEnglish
CitizenshipEngland
OccupationEngineer
SpouseFrances Maria Johnston
Children
Engineering career
ProjectsDeveloped the first self-propelled torpedo

Robert Whitehead (3 January 1823 – 14 November 1905) was an English engineer who was most famous for developing the first effective self-propelled naval torpedo.

  1. ^ Death obituary. The New York Times, first published 15 November 1905.