Giovanni Luppis

Giovanni Luppis

Giovanni Biagio Luppis von Rammer (27 August 1813 – 11 January 1875) was an Italian officer of the Austro-Hungarian Navy who had the idea of the first self-propelled torpedo.

Read more about Giovanni Luppis:  Early Years, The "Salvacoste" (Coastsaver), The Meeting With Robert Whitehead, Further Reading

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