He was the naval architect in charge of the plans for the ocean liner Titanic and perished along with more than 1,500 people when the ship sank on her maiden voyage.
Sylvester H. Roper developed the steam velocipede bicycle, one of three machines to be called the first motorcycle. During a public speed trial in 1896, he crashed it while suffering a heart attack. It is not known if the heart attack was fatal or the crash was.
He was the naval architect in charge of the plans for the ocean liner Titanic and perished along with more than 1,500 people when the ship sank on her maiden voyage.
I thought so too. At least the answer to the ship in question, is in the description.
He was the naval architect in charge of the plans for the ocean liner Titanic and perished along with more than 1,500 people when the ship sank on her maiden voyage.