Bill Hamilton (engineer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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New Zealand engineer, jet boat pioneer, manufacturer
Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1899
Place of Birth: Fairlie, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Date of Death: 30-Mar-1978
Profession: engineer, inventor
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Bill Hamilton (engineer)
- Sir Charles William Feilden Hamilton (26 July 1899 – 30 March 1978), generally known as Bill Hamilton, was a New Zealand engineer who developed the modern jetboat, and founded the water jet manufacturing company, CWF Hamilton Ltd. 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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