Cornelis Drebbel

Cornelis Drebbel

Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel (1572 – 7 November 1633) was the Dutch builder of the first navigable submarine in 1620. Drebbel was an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, optics and chemistry.

A small lunar crater has been named after him.

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