"That man he died in poverty, but he did realize his dream/He was John Philip Holland who invented the submarine."

Good read. I am into all things submarine and I owe most it to Jules Verne and a very imaginative young mind. But the world owes the Modern Submarine to Mr. Holland.
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Good read. I am into all things submarine and I owe most it to Jules Verne and a very imaginative young mind. But the world owes the Modern Submarine to Mr. Holland.

Meet the American who launched modern submarines, John Philip Holland, 'brilliant' self-taught engineer
Meet the American who is "the father of the modern submarine." The first U.S. and British submarines, the USS Holland and HMS Holland, were the designs of John Philip Holland.