John Harrison
John Harrison
John Harrisonwas a self-educated English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea. His solution revolutionized navigation and greatly increased the safety of long-distance sea travel. The problem he solved was considered so important following the Scilly naval disaster of 1707 that the British Parliament offered financial rewards of up to £20,000under the 1714 Longitude Act. Harrison came 39th in the BBC's 2002 public poll of...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionInventor
Date of Birth24 March 1693
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Satisfying every vision that fans have is probably impossible.
I would hope that Frank Herbert is smiling down on this and enjoying what I've done.
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We sat here during Irene in '99 with the back door open. We drank and watched all the stuff fly by.
We sat here during Irene in '99 with the back door open, ... We drank and watched all the stuff fly by.
We pays taxes, and it is your job to control the traffic.
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