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 Morgan Andrew Robertson

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Morgan Andrew Robertson Famous memorial

Birth
Oswego, Oswego County, New York, USA
Death
24 Mar 1915 (aged 53)
Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Plot
Section 192, Lot 23502
Memorial ID
14287597 View Source

Author, Inventor. He won fame for his novel "Futility: The Wreck of the Titan" (1898). In this fictional account of the destruction of a British passenger ship, Robertson predicted, with often uncanny detail, the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. He capitalized on the disaster by reissuing the book with updated material. In "The Submarine Destroyer" (1905), Robertson described an undersea vessel that could spot floating targets with a new visual device, which he called a "periscope". The Holland Submarine Company approached the author and asked if the idea was feasible; he showed them a model which he claimed he had already patented. They purchased it from him for $50,000. Robertson wrote 12 other novels and over 200 short stories.

Author, Inventor. He won fame for his novel "Futility: The Wreck of the Titan" (1898). In this fictional account of the destruction of a British passenger ship, Robertson predicted, with often uncanny detail, the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. He capitalized on the disaster by reissuing the book with updated material. In "The Submarine Destroyer" (1905), Robertson described an undersea vessel that could spot floating targets with a new visual device, which he called a "periscope". The Holland Submarine Company approached the author and asked if the idea was feasible; he showed them a model which he claimed he had already patented. They purchased it from him for $50,000. Robertson wrote 12 other novels and over 200 short stories.

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  • Originally Created by: NWO
  • Added: 14 May 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 14287597
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14287597/morgan-andrew-robertson: accessed ), memorial page for Morgan Andrew Robertson (30 Sep 1861–24 Mar 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14287597, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.