Bill Hamilton (engineer)
Sir Charles William Feilden Hamilton OBE (26 July 1899 – 30 March 1978) was a New Zealand engineer who developed the modern jetboat, and founded the water jet manufacturing company, CWF Hamilton Ltd.
Sir William Hamilton | |
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| Born | Charles William Feilden Hamilton 26 July 1899 Ashwick Station, Fairlie, New Zealand |
| Died | 30 March 1978 (aged 78) Fairlie, New Zealand |
| Other names | Bill Hamilton |
| Education | Waihi Preparatory School Christ's College |
| Parent(s) | William Feilden Hamilton Cora Blakeney (née Cannon) |
Hamilton never claimed to have invented the jet boat. He once said "I do not claim to have invented marine jet propulsion. The honour belongs to a gentleman named Archimedes, who lived some years ago." What he did was refine the design enough to produce the first useful modern jet boat.
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