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Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet KCH FRS (20 May 1772 – 16 May 1828) was a British Army officer, Tory politician, publisher and inventor.[1] A pioneer in the field of rocket artillery, he was renowned for his development and use of Congreve rockets during the Napoleonic Wars.[2]
- ^ Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (1st ed.). Osprey. p. 97. ISBN 9780850451634.
- ^ Walker, William (1864). Memoirs of the distinguished men of science of Great Britain living in the years 1807–8, and appendix (2nd ed.). London: E. & F.N. Spon. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.28396.
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