| Títol: | Narcís Monturiol (1819-1885), pioneer of submarine navigation |
| Autor: | Puig Pla, Carles
Roca Rosell, Antoni Maria Claret |
| Altres autors/autores: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Matemàtica Aplicada I |
| Matèries: | Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Nàutica
Monturiol, Narciso, 1819-1885
Underwater navigation
Monturiol, Narcís, 1819-1885
Navegació submarina
Enginyers -- Catalunya |
| Tipus de document: | Article |
| Descripció: | Narcís Monturiol (1819–1885) played an essential
role in the history of submarine navigation. He was a person of
strong convictions and fought for democracy at a time of
changes and political convulsions in the Spanish society. Utopian
republican and socialist, he spread the Communist ideas
of Étienne Cabet in Catalonia, organizing the Cabetians around
the weekly, La Fraternidad (1847–1848). He also became the
leader of the Icarian community in Barcelona. Frequently persecuted
because of his political beliefs, he was often forced to
seek refuge in Cadaqués, and it was there that he conceived
his project of a submarine vessel, the Ictineu. Although treated
with mistrust by the authorities, he was able to secure sufficient
financial and technical support to carry out the project. Together
with a team of technicians, he constructed the first Ictineu,
which was launched in the waters of Barcelona in 1859, Subsequent
improvements led to a second Ictineu, launched in
1864 and fitted in 1867 with a steam engine. However, economic
difficulties led to eventual failure. As an autodidact, Monturiol
received the support of Barcelona’s scientific elite and
continued inventing until his death. His work, Ensayo sobre el
arte de navegar por debajo del agua (Essay on the Art of Navigating
Under Water), was a pioneering, monumental work
about submarine navigation and a remarkable contribution to
the historiography of science and technology. |
| Altres identificadors i accés: | Puig, C.; Roca, A. Narcís Monturiol (1819-1885), pioneer of submarine navigation. "Contributions to science", 2009, vol. 5, núm. 2, p. 147-157.
1575-6343
http://hdl.handle.net/2117/9287
10.2436/20.7010.01.70 |
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