Josef Ressel was a Czeck-German forester and inventor who designed one of the first working ship’s propellers. His other inventions were the pneumatic post and ball and cylinder bearings.

Personal Information
Complete Name –> Joseph Ludwig Franz Ressel
Birth Date –> June 29, 1793
Death –> October 9, 1857 (aged 64)
Nationality –> Czeck-German

Inventions
Ship Propeller (awarded a patent in 1827)
Pneumatic Post
Ball and Cylinder Bearings

See also: List of Inventors