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Naval Science.Naval Architecture. Shipbuilding. Naval Engineering.
John Philip Holland Biography.
 
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Robert FultonRobert Fulton worked on developing a practical submarine before turning his attention to building the first commercially viable steamboat. The result of this latter work was the Clermont, which was successfully tested on August 17, 1807.
John Philip HollandJohn Philip Holland launched his first successful submarine in 1881. The company he founded ultimately became the Electric Boat Company, which has subsequently built the vast majority of the U.S. Navy's submarines, as well as submarines for many other nations.
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