Holland, John Philip, 1841?-1914

Collection of John P. Holland Papers : from the Edward M. Graf Collection Paterson Museum / John P. Holland. - 5 CD-ROMs (4 3/4 in.) : illustrations

Computer disc scanned film of Fiche no. 11- Fiche no. 70 (approx. 5,000 images)

A very complete collection of notes, letters, drawings, diagrams, and specifications of the premier inventor of the modern submarine, John Philip Holland. Acclaimed by the United States Navy as the "Father of the Modern Submarine, " Paterson schoolteacher, John Philip Holland, triumphed over disappointments and failure to achieve the pratical use of the submarine. Beginning with his one man submarine, Holland #I, Holland developed his principles of underwater navigation until the U.S. Navy accepted the Holland #VI, in 1900, as the first vessel in the American Submarine Fleet.


Holland, John Philip, 1841?-1914


Submarines (Ships)--History.
Naval architects--United States.
Inventors--United States.

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