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George William Manby

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George William Manby

English author and inventor (1765–1854)

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About George William Manby

Captain George William Manby FRS was an English author and inventor. He designed an apparatus for saving life from shipwrecks and also the "Pelican Gun", the first modern form of fire extinguisher.

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Occupation: engineer, inventor
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: November 28, 1765, 1765
Died: November 18, 1854, 1854

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