► People Killed by Their Own Inventions

Explore the fascinating yet tragic stories of inventors whose creations led to their untimely deaths. This video delves into the lives and inventions of pioneers who paid the ultimate price for their ingenuity.

Sylvester H. Roper (1823–1896): Sylvester H. Roper, an early bicycle technology pioneer, invented the Roper steam velocipede. His passion for innovation ended in tragedy during a public speed trial in 1896, where he suffered a heart attack or subsequent crash. It's uncertain if the crash caused the heart attack or vice versa.

William Nelson (c.1879–1903): William Nelson, a General Electric employee, invented a motorized bicycle. During a test run, Nelson fell off the bike, resulting in his untimely death.

Francis Edgar Stanley (1849–1918): Francis Edgar Stanley met a fatal end while driving a Stanley Steamer automobile. He crashed into a woodpile while trying to avoid farm wagons, leading to his demise.

Fred Duesenberg (1876–1932): Renowned for his highspeed automobiles, Fred Duesenberg tragically lost his life in a road accident involving a Duesenberg car. His passion for speed and engineering ultimately proved fatal.

Franz Reichelt (18781912): Franz Reichelt, an Austrian tailor, believed he had invented a parachute suit. In 1912, he jumped off the Eiffel Tower, expecting his suit to act as a parachute. Sadly, it failed, leading to his death.

Ismail ibn Hammad alJawhari: AlJawhari, a Kazakh Turkic scholar, attempted to fly using wooden wings. He leaped from a mosque roof in Nishapur but tragically fell to his death.

JeanFrançois Pilâtre de Rozier (1754–1785): Pilâtre de Rozier became the first known fatality in an air crash when his Rozière balloon crashed during an attempt to cross the English Channel.

Robert Cocking (1776–1837): Cocking died when his homemade parachute failed. His oversight in not accounting for the parachute’s weight led to a tragic accident.

Otto Lilienthal (1848–1896): Lilienthal, a pioneer in aviation, died from injuries sustained in a hang glider crash. His experiments paved the way for future aviators but came at a personal cost.

Percy Pilcher (1867–1899): While attempting a flight in his Hawk glider, the tail structure collapsed midair, causing him to plunge to the ground. He succumbed to his injuries two days later.

Marie Curie (1867–1934): Marie Curie, the brilliant physicist and chemist, discovered radioactive polonium. Her longterm exposure to radiation from her own devices contributed to her death from aplastic anemia.

Karel Soucek (1947–1985): Stuntman Karel Soucek developed a shockabsorbent barrel. During a demonstration, the barrel hit the rim of the water tank meant to cushion his fall, fatally injuring him.

Alexander Bogdanov (1873–1928): Bogdanov, a Russian polymath, died from an acute hemolytic transfusion reaction. His experimental mutual blood transfusion with a student led to his demise.

Thomas Midgley Jr. (1889–1944): Known for inventing tetraethyl lead (TEL) in gasoline and CFCs, Thomas Midgley Jr. accidentally strangled himself with a system of ropes and pulleys he designed to help him move in bed after being disabled by polio.

Henry Winstanley (1644–1703): Visionary engineer Henry Winstanley designed the world’s first offshore lighthouse on Eddystone Rocks. During the Great Storm of 1703, the lighthouse was destroyed, along with Winstanley and five others inside.

John Day (c. 1740–1774): John Day, an English carpenter, lost his life during an experimental journey with his diving chamber.

Horace Lawson Hunley (1823–1863): Marine engineer Horace Lawson Hunley perished inside his innovative submarine during testing. His H.L. Hunley later became the first submarine to sink an enemy warship.

Karl Flach (1821–1866): Karl Flach, a German in Valparaiso, Chile, constructed the Flach submarine. Tragically, it failed to surface during a mission, resulting in his death.

Julius H. Kroehl (1820–1867): Julius H. Kroehl, codesigner of the Sub Marine Explorer, died from decompression sickness during experimental dives.
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