About John Swan
Born 1787. John Swan was an engineer.
John Swan (1787–1869) was an engineer who worked for the shipbuilder Charles Gordon & Co. in Deptford. In 1824, he demonstrated the efficacy of the screw propeller using a model boat on a pond in the grounds of Mr Gordon's house in Dulwich.
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nautical engineer and inventor
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John Swan was born in 1787.
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John Swan was an engineer.
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