10. Henry Smolinski (died – 1973)
Invention: Mizar (Flying Car)
Death: Right wing of the vehicle detached from the
car during a flight. The crash killed Smolinski.
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09. Henry Winstanley (1644 – 1703)
Invention: Eddystone lighthouse
Death: Refused to leave the lighthouse during the
Great Storm of 1703. It collapsed.
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08. Otto
Lilienthal (1848 – 1896)
Invention: Glider
Death: Struck by a gust of wind, his glider stalled
during flight. The subsequent 50ft fall broke his spine.
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07. William Bullock (1813 – 1867)
Invention: Rotary printing press
Death: Crushed his foot testing his machine. The foot
developed gangrene, which proved fatal.
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06. Alexander Bogdanov (1873 – 1928)
Invention: Blood transfusion
Death: Gave himself a blood transfusion with
contaminated or incompatible blood.
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05. Horace Hunley (1823 – 1863)
Invention: Submarine
Death: Went aboard for a routine training exercise.
The vessel sank.
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04. Thomas Midgley Jr (1889 – 1944)
Invention: Bed lift to aid the disabled
Death: Accidentally entangled himself in the strings
of his design. Subsequently strangled.
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03. Li Si (280BC – 208BC)
Invention: Five Pains method of torture
Death: Convicted of treason and had five pieces of
his anatomy removed. Bled to death.
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02. Franz Reichelt (1879 – 1912)
Invention: Parachute suit
Death: Jumped off the Eiffel Tower as a test run.
Parachute did not open.
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01. Marie Curie (1867 – 1934)
Invention: Discovering radium & polonium
Death: Took no precautions handling radioactive
material. Died of aplastic anemia caused by radiation exposure.
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