Blasco de Garay
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Blasco de Garay
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Blasco de Garay (1500–1552) was a Spanish navy captain and inventor. De Garay was a captain in the Spanish navy in the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. He made several important inventions, including diving apparatus, and introduced the paddle wheel as a substitute for oars. In the nineteenth century, a Spanish archivist claimed to have discovered documents that showed that de Garay had tested a steam-powered ship in 1543. However, these claims have been discredited by the Spanish aut
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Spanish scientist and inventor
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasco_de_Garay
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2023-06-01T16:30:08Z
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