Cornelius Drebbel (nonfiction)

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Cornelius Drebbel (1572 – 1633).

Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel (Dutch pronunciation: [kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈjaːkɔpsoːn ˈdrɛbəl]; 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.

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