HST 701 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Guide: Good Roads Movement, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Hms Dreadnought (1906)
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Most new technologies were used during a war. Military didn"t pay inventors for research and development. Parsons humiliated the british navy at queen victoria"s diamond jubilee naval review. Early steam engine naval ships didn"t have many weapons until the hms. Dreadnought (1906) when they began to look like what we think of as a battleship. Major flaw was they didn"t have close range defenses to protect against u-boats which could sneak up and surface at close range to attack a defenseless ship. 12 inch guns on full swivel turrets. Hunley (1863): first combat submarine to sink enemy ship. Sank after first successful" attack due to it being attached to the torpedo torpedo invented in 1866. British admiral percy scott ordered new gun elevating gear, telescopic sighting. William sims went to president theodore roosevelt for assistance in implementing improved target practice.
