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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Richard_Jordan_GatlingRichard Jordan Gatling - Wikipedia

    Signature. Richard Jordan Gatling (September 12, 1818 – February 26, 1903) was an American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, which is considered to be the first successful machine gun .

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    • February 26, 1903 (aged 84), New York City, US

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Richard-Jordan-GatlingRichard Jordan Gatling | Civil War, Machine Gun, Inventor

    Richard Jordan Gatling (born September 12, 1818, Maney’s Neck, North Carolina, U.S.—died February 26, 1903, New York, New York) was an American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, a crank-operated, multibarrel machine gun, which he patented in 1862. Gatling’s career as an inventor began when he assisted his father in ...

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  3. www.encyclopedia.com › richard-jordan-gatlingRichard Jordan Gatling | Encyclopedia.com

    May 17, 2018 · Richard Jordan Gatling. Richard Jordan Gatling (1818-1903), American inventor, became famous for designing multiple-firing guns. Richard Gatling was born on a large plantation in Hertford County, N.C., on Sept. 12, 1818. With his father he perfected machines to sow cotton and to thin out cotton plants. He worked in the county clerk's office ...

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  5. www.history.com › american-civil-war › gatling-gunGatling Gun - Date, Inventor & Usage | HISTORY

    Mar 4, 2010 · In 1862, Richard Jordan Gatling invented a multi-barreled, rotating gun operated by a hand crank that could fire up to 200 rounds a minute. Used only a few times during the Civil War, the Gatling ...

  6. www.ncpedia.org › biography › gatling-richard-jordanGatling, Richard Jordan | NCpedia

    Richard Jordan Gatling, inventor, was born in the Maney's Neck section of Hertford County. His father was Jordan Gatling, an enslaver who owned a plantation spanning more than a thousand acres, and his mother was Mary Barnes Gatling. Richard Jordan had three brothers -- Thomas Barnes, James Henry, and William Jesse -- as well as two sisters ...

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  8. ethw.org › Richard_Jordan_GatlingRichard Jordan Gatling - Engineering and Technology History Wiki

    Aug 3, 2016 · Biography. Richard Jordan Gatling was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most notable for developing the Gatling Gun. Originally producing the device to reduce the number of casualties during the civil war, the Gatling Gun became the first rapid firing weapon to be used in combat.

  9. kids.britannica.com › students › articleRichard Jordan Gatling - Students | Britannica Kids ...

    American inventor Richard Jordan Gatling was best known for his invention of the Gatling gun, a crank-operated, multibarrel machine gun. He patented the Gatling gun in 1862. Gatling was born on September 12, 1818, in Maney’s Neck, North Carolina. His career as an inventor began when he assisted his father in the construction and perfecting of ...

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