inventors killed by their own inventions 2

in #history6 years ago

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1 Li Si (280 BC-208 BC): LI SI is among one or two or three important Chinese figures in Chinese history. according to john knoblock a popular writer and annalist. LI SI is widely regarded or known for the creations of institutions which eventually led to the quin dynasty becoming the first universal state in the entire Chinese history.
LI SI who during his time served as prime minister of the Chinese quin dynasty. was eventually killed by the 5 punishment he invented.

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which include cutting off the nose, creating tattoos on the face, removing of reproductive organs, removing of knee cap and finally by tearing limbs apart and death by boiling alive.

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2 Louis Slotin ( 1910 - 1946) : Louis Slotton was an American physicist who worked on the Manhattan project during the world wars especially world war two(1941-1945). after the war, Slotin continued his experiment with plutonium and in the process set off a fission reaction which released a hard burst of radiation. upon realizing what he has done and the damage it can cause, Slottin heroically covered the materials with his body while others made the run for the hills. he died two weeks after the exposure may 30, 1946.

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3 Francis Stanley (1849 - 1918) : Francis Stanley invented the stem engine based car and manufactured it alongside his twin brother Freelan O. Stanley in 1897. the Stanley brothers were invited to the Bostons first automobile show, were cars were tested for speed and hill climbing abilities. with a speed of 27 miles per hour, the Stanley streamer set a top speed record and was the only car to make it to the top of the test hill. they later established the Stanley motor carriage company.
in 1906, they broke the world record for the fastest mile with a speed of 27 miles per hour in just 28.2 seconds. later on July 31st, 1918, Francis crashed into a woodpile while driving a Stanley steamer which took his life.

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4 Valerian Ivanovich Abakovsky (1895 - 1921): Valerian abakvosky was only 25 years old when he invented the aerowagon, a high speed rail car with an aircraft engine and propeller traction, which was essentially designed to take soviet official to and from moscow. on july 24, 1921, a group of commu8nist including Valerian, revolutionary fyodor sergeyev and four others took the aerocar out for a test run. the vehicle successfully reached Tula from Moscow, but on the way back, it derailed at high speed, killing everyone on board.