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Local History | Ireland | VIEW SOURCE |
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Mayo Library | Ireland | VIEW SOURCE |
Louis Brennan was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, on the 28th of January 1852. Nine years later, Louis moved to Melbourne, Australia with his family.
Brennan's early career was as a watch maker, but he later went on to work as an engineer. His most notable achievement was the invention of the steerable torpedo in 1874. It was patented in 1877 and the first trial took place at Camden Fort in Cork. A torpedo factory bearing his name was opened in 1887 of which Brennan was named as Superintendent.
On the 10th of September 1892, Brennan married Anna Quin, with whom he had a son and a daughter.
Brennan worked extensively on monorail locomotives and patented a gyroscopically-balanced monorail system in 1903.
From 1916 to 1919 he worked in the munitions inventions department and was noted for his contributions to the advancement of aerial navigation systems.
On the 17th of January 1932, Brennan died of injuries sustained when he was knocked down by a car in Switzerland. He was buried in St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery in London.
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| Date of Birth | 28th Jan 1852 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Date of Death | 17th Jan 1932 | VIEW SOURCE |
