useless-catalanfacts: Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol (1819-1885) was a Catalan artist, engineer
useless-catalanfacts:Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol (1819-1885)was a Catalan artist, engineer, and intellectual, best known for inventing the first fully functional combustion driven submarine, called the Ictíneo or fish-ship.Ictíneo was first driven in September 1859 in the harbour of Barcelona. (The picture below shows its replica in the Maritime Museum of Barcelona)He is also known for producing a series of journals and pamphlets espousing his radical beliefs in feminism, pacifism, and utopian communism. -- source link
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