Inventors death

Rayhelt Franz (1879-1912). Portnoy, a native of Austria. He became famous after his death, during a test of his own invention by jumping from the Eiffel Tower. Franz, tested the suit - a parachute, which he invented for pilots.
The first tests were carried out on a mannequin, they were successful. After that Franz wanted to jump. Crashing from 57 meters high on the frozen ground, the inventor died on the spot 4 February 1912.

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Horace Lawson Hunle (1823-1863). Marine engineer, one of the first who invented the submarine. October 15, 1863 a team of eight people, headed by Hunle, the submarine sank. No one managed to escape.



William Bullock (1848-1896). "Father" typewriter. Was killed while during that when he tried to correct the problem. He kicked the drive belt on the pulley, but spun his leg and shattered bone. Nine days later, he died of gangrene.



Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896). During the next flight to his glider, he fell from a height of 15 meters. He suffered a fracture of the third cervical spine. Death overtook him after 36 hours.



Sylvester H. Roper (1823-1896). Inventor of the first motorcycle, while another steam engine. June 1, 1896 when overclocked, it became skid, and he fell. Death was due to heart failure. It is believed that he grabbed a heart attack in the fall.



Aurel Vlaicu (1882 - 1913). Designer of the first metal aircraft. Was killed while trying to cross on his Vlaicu II, 13 September 1913, the Carpathian Mountains.



Valerian Abakovsky (1895 - 1921). Latvian inventor, known as the experimenter in the creation of high-speed cars, working on aircraft engines. High-speed train derailed. In the crash killed six passengers and Valerian.



Alexander Bogdanov (1873 - 1928). In 1924, Bogdanov began his experiments on blood transfusion, in search of eternal youth, or partial rejuvenation. After eleven transfusions, his vision has improved. Later, in 1928, the next time he got a blood transfusion man sick with malaria and tuberculosis. Alexander died in agony, and not finding an eternal youth.
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