Submarine - The Autobiography of Simon Lake

Name/Title

Submarine - The Autobiography of Simon Lake

Entry/Object ID

BK02037

Description

changed it from "a bouncing, uncontrollable, suicidal, useless craft" and in 40 years "taught it to dive and steer, shaped its hull, gave it eyes, put guns on its turrets" and gave it seakeeping qualities, due to 25 of his 111 patents.

Collection

Library Circulating Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Book, Autobiography of man whom writer Herbert Corey considers "wholly responsible for the submarine"

Book Details

Author

Corey, Herbert

Place Published

City

New York, NY

State/Province

New York

Country

USA

Continent

North America

Ocean

East Coast of North America, Atlantic Ocean, World Ocean

Date Published

1938

Call No.

VM365.L15A3 1938