Francis Pettit Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Pettit Smith

British inventor

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1808

Place of Birth: Hythe, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Feb-1874

Profession: engineer, inventor

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sir Francis Pettit Smith (9 February 1808 – 12 February 1874) was an English inventor and, along with John Ericsson, one of the inventors of the screw propeller.
He was also the driving force behind the construction of the world's first screw-propelled steamship, SS Archimedes.