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Richard Jordan Gatling (September 12, 1818 – February 26, 1903) was an American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, which is considered to be the first successful machine gun.
Richard Jordan Gatling (born September 12, 1818, Maney’s Neck, North Carolina, U.S.—died February 26, 1903, New York, New York) was an American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, a crank-operated, multibarrel machine gun, which he patented in 1862.
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Fundou a Gatling Gun Company, em Indianapolis, Indiana (1862) e patenteou no mesmo ano sua primeira arma de disparos repetitivos rápidos, não automática pois era acionada por uma manivela ...
4 de mar. de 2010 · Learn about Richard Jordan Gatling, the inventor of the first widely successful machine gun, and how his invention changed warfare. Find out how the Gatling gun was used in the Civil War and other conflicts, and what legacy it left behind.
17 de mai. de 2018 · Learn about the life and inventions of Richard Jordan Gatling, the American inventor of the Gatling gun, a crank-operated rapid-fire machine gun. Find out how he developed other agricultural and military machines and why he was controversial during the Civil War.
The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon. The Gatling gun's operation centered on a cyclic multi-barrel design which facilitated cooling and synchronized the firing-reloading sequence.
3 de ago. de 2016 · Richard Jordan Gatling was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most notable for developing the Gatling Gun. Originally producing the device to reduce the number of casualties during the civil war, the Gatling Gun became the first rapid firing weapon to be used in combat.
