David Watson Taylor
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David Watson Taylor was a prominent American naval architect and engineer known for pioneering work in ship design and hydrodynamics for the U.S. Navy.
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| David Watson Taylor canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American military officer
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engineer ⓘ naval architect ⓘ person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| employer | United States Navy ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Taylor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
hydrodynamics
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naval architecture ⓘ ship design ⓘ |
| fullName | David Watson Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | namesake of the David Taylor Model Basin ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of U.S. Navy battleships and cruisers
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development of modern naval hydrodynamics ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | rear admiral ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of systematic model testing methods for ships
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influence on U.S. Navy warship design in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ pioneering work in ship design for the U.S. Navy ⓘ research on hydrodynamics of ship hulls ⓘ |
| notableWork | Taylor Standard Series of ship hull forms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
United States Navy officer
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engineer ⓘ naval architect ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Constructor of the United States Navy
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Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
U.S. Navy ship design bureaus
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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