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What three American inventors were interested in torpedoes before the US Civil War?
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American interest in torpedoes began with experiments by David Bushnell in the American Revolution. Later Robert Fulton of steamboat fame, made advances in submarine and torpedo design. Then a familiar name associated with weapons, Samuel Colt, experimented with mines ( torpedoes) from 1842 to 1845.
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