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Identifier: biographicalsketcopy01hame (find matches)
Title: Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Hamersly, Lewis Randolph, 1847-1910, pub
Subjects: United States. Army United States. Navy
Publisher: New York, L.R. Hamersly
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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for lowering boats in a seaway, which is stillin use in many ships. In 1883 wrote Electricityand Electrical Engineering, Avhich is still (1905)selling, in its tenth edition. In 1884 was memberof the First International Congress of Electricians.In 1889 invented the Naval telescope sight. Itis rare that any invention has received such generalcondemnation as this received. It was declarednot only impracticable, but incorrect in princi-ple. Lieutenant Fiske succeeded, however, in coa-vinciug Commander Folger, the Chief of Bureau ofOrdnance that it was a great invention, and in hav-ing it put on board the U. S. S. Yorktown for trial.But when Lieutenant Fiske was ordered to the shipa year later, he found it had not been unpacked, andthat all the officers, especially the Captain, deemed ittoo foolish to waste time on. After the inventorspersistent requests, however, the Captain finally per-mitted him to test it, but he became still more con-vinced of its worthlessness by the tests, reported
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COMMANDER BRADLEY ALLEN FISKE.UNITED STATES NAVY.

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  • booksubject:United_States__Army
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  • bookpublisher:New_York__L_R__Hamersly
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