Scientists have made considerable improvement in various aspects to bring great discoveries and inventions to the human being. However, many of them were injured or even killed by their own experiments or scientific career in the pursuit of knowledge.
Horace Lawson Hunley (America)
Horace Lawson Huntley (1823-1863) was a Confederate marine engineer during the American Civil War (1861 – 1865). He gained fame for developing early hand-powered submarines. Because his invention lacked safety, five men among nine crews died in the first test. In the second operation in Charleston, the vessel sank again and all the crew members were killed including Hunley. Later, the vessel was improved and made its successful journey.
Hand-powered submarines were invented by Horace Lawson Huntley.
Marie Curie (France)
Marie Curie (1867 – 1934) was the first woman to be awarded two Nobel prizes in science. She discovered two new elements, polonium and radium. Curie spent most of her life doing research on radiation, which made her health get worse. On July 4th 1934, she died of constant exposure to radiation.
Marie Curie died of radiation exposure
William Bullock (America)
William Bullock, born in 1813, was the inventor of the web rotary printing press. He was reported to be killed by his own invention. In 1867, Bullock was adjusting one of his new presses when he kicked a driving belt onto a pulley. Unfortunately, his leg was crushed, which made him suffer from gangrene. Bullock died during an operation to amputate the leg.
William Bullock invented the web rotary printing press
Thomas Andrews (Ireland)
Thomas Andrews (1837-1912) was really a responsible shipbuilder. He was one of the architects who were in charge of the plans for the ocean liner Titanic. On April 14th 1912, on its maiden voyage, the Titanic hit an iceberg. Thomas Andrews perished in this disaster along with 1,517 other people.
Thomas Andrews was a businessman and shipbuilder
Jimi Heselden (England)
Jimi Heselden was the founder of Hesco Bastion Ltd. In 2010, he bought Segway Inc., maker of the Segway personal transport system. On September 26th, Heselden fell into the River Wharfe from a cliff while driving a Segway vehicle. According to paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Millionaire Jimi Heselden was born in 1948 and died in September 2010.
Alexander Bogdanov (Russia)
Alexander Bogdanov (1873 – 1928) was best-known for his experiments with blood transfusion. He worked in many fields as a science fiction writer, philosopher, physician and economist. In a search for eternal youth, he performed on himselft 11 transfusions. However, at the 12th attempt, Bogdanov took a transfusion of blood infected with malaria and tuberculosis. As a result, he died shortly after that.
A portrait of Alexander Bogdanov
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