20 Inventions That Killed their Creator

Behind every successful inventions, there should be a series of failures. Some  inventions occur due to accidents occur during these tests.  Some test could be fatal. On present day, we have better security techniques and computerized analysis and strength test previews which ensures our safety. But years before, these inventions were death taking ones.  Lets see few brilliant persons who unfortunately died because of their creations.

20   Thomas Midgley Jr          -                       Petrol          

19  Henry Smolinski                -                       Flying car

18   William Bullock-               -                Rotating printing press

17  Horace Lawson Hunley      -                     Submarine

16  Franz Reichelt,                    -                     Parachute Suit

15  Michael Dacre                     -                     Flying taxi

14  Marie Curie                         -               Thorium , Polonium

13  Otto Lilienthal                    -                      Handglyder

12  J.G Parry-Thomas              -                      Racing car

11  Karel Soucek                      -               Shockabsorber barrel

10  Sylvester H. Roper             -                       Motorcycle

9    Wan Hu                                -                      Rocket

8    Perillos of Athens                -                     Burningbull

7    Cowper Phipps Coles          -                      Ship

6    Valerian Abakovsky            -                     Aerowagon

5    Alexander Bogdanov           -               Blood transfusion 

4    Jean-Francois  de Rozier     -                     Air balloon 

3    Henry Winstanley               -                     Lighthouse

2    Max Valier                          -                Rocket poweredcar

1   Aurel Vlaicu                          -                      Aircraft