Richard Jordan Gatling
Born:
12 September 1818, Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. Studied:
University of Cincinnati.
INVENTIONS
1.Tractor.
2.Gatling gun:-
The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon.
3.Machine gun:-
A machine gun is a fully automatic, rifled auto-loading firearm designed for sustained direct fire with rifle cartridges.
Death:-
26 February 1903, New York, New York, United States.