Josef Ressel
Austrian inventor
Joseph Ludwig Franz Ressel (Czech: Josef Ludvík František Ressel; June 29, 1793 – October 9, 1857) was a forester and inventor of Czech-German descent, who designed one of the first working ship's propellers.
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Died | 9 October 1857 | (aged 64)
Nationality | Austrian |
Known for | marine propeller |