Frank McDowell Leavitt
Frank McDowell Leavitt (1856–1928) was an American engineer and inventor. Leavitt devised one of the earliest machines for manufacturing tin cans and later invented the Bliss-Leavitt torpedo, the chief torpedo used by United States Navy in World War I. Leavitt was part of an emerging cadre of American engineers whose design feats were putting United States manufacturing might on the map at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Frank McDowell Leavitt | |
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| Born | March 3, 1856 |
| Died | August 6, 1928 Scarsdale, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse | Gertrude Goodsell |
| Parent(s) | John McDowell Leavitt and Bethia Brooks Leavitt |
| Engineering career | |
| Projects | Developed the Bliss-Leavitt torpedo |
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