About Konrad Gehringer
Lived 1939 – 2003 (aged 64). Konrad Gehringer was a German inventor.
Konrad Gehringer (4 June 1939 – 12 December 2003) was a German car mechanic and bus driver who had a one-man operation for producing electronic organs in Pforzheim, Germany.
Gehringer was best known as the inventor and developer of the one-man submersible Speleonaut, the first submarine designed for cave diving. The Speleonaut was designed in collaboration with Gehringer's friend, the cave diver Jochen Hasenmayer, who has used it since 1996 to explore the Blautopf cave system.
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Who was Konrad Gehringer?
German inventor (1939–2003)
When was Konrad Gehringer born?
Konrad Gehringer was born on 4 June 1939.
When did Konrad Gehringer die?
Konrad Gehringer died on 12 December 2003.
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Konrad Gehringer was an inventor.
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Konrad Gehringer was German.
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