hispanic+scientist

Narciso Monturiol was a Catalonian physicist and inventor who researched underwater navigation and designed an early submarine. In 1856, Narciso Monturiol built a [|submarine] called the "Ictineo". he was born in 1819. he made a submarrine made out of wood. its 23 feet long and run by a crew of four people.

Narciso Monturiol was inspired to invent a device to swim under water.

he died in 1885