Inventors Who Maybe Should’ve Read The Manual Of Their Own Invention That Ended Up Killing Them
Thomas Andrews
Andrews was the chief naval architect for the RMS Titanic, and if that sounds familiar it’s because it is. Andrews accompanied the ship on its maiden voyage. He knew about the vulnerability of the Titanic in icy waters and called for 46 lifeboats instead of the 20 that were actually carried, but that didn’t go through because of cost restraints.
When the Titanic began sinking on April 15, 1912, he was heroically helping as many people into the lifeboats as he possibly could. He was last seen in the first class smoking room weeping on the ground. His body was never recovered.
