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Beautifully engraved certificate from the Lake Sub-Marine Company issued in 1981. This historic document has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an eagle. This item is hand signed by the Company’s President and Treasurer and is over 21 years old. Upper right has small cut corner and hole punched for filing. Overall in EF condition. SIMON LAKE, distinguished marine engineer, played a major part in the development of the submarine as a practical device. Simon Lake was born in Pleasantville, N.J., September 4, 1866, the son of Christopher J. Lake whose father was the Honorable Simon Lake, one of the founders of Atlantic City and Ocean City, New Jersey. The Honorable Simon Lake and his brothers built the first highway and bridge to Atlantic City and were instrumental in having the first railroads established to both cities. SIMON LAKE is credited with the development of the basic submarine technologies which are essential for safe and successful operation of the submarine; such as, even-keel hydroplanes, ballast tanks, divers' compartment, periscope, twin-hull design, and much more. No modern submarine could operate today without using the advancements made by Simon Lake, and which were adopted worldwide by the early 1900's. He achieved over 200 patents in his lifetime. SIMON LAKE was originally referred to as a "Pioneer Submarine Inventor". Today, Simon Lake is regarded as ...The Father Of The Modern Submarine.
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