List of inventors killed by their own invention
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Interest in “List of inventors killed by their own invention” spiked on Wikipedia on 2026-07-20.
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Key Takeaways
- This is a list of people whose deaths were in some manner caused by or directly related to a product, process, procedure, or other technological innovation that they invented or designed.
- Roper (1823–1896), inventor of the Roper steam velocipede, died of a heart attack or subsequent crash during a public speed trial in 1896.
- William Nelson ( c.
- He then fell off his prototype bike during a test run.
- He drove his car into a woodpile while attempting to avoid farm wagons travelling side by side on the road.
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WikipediaThis is a list of people whose deaths were in some manner caused by or directly related to a product, process, procedure, or other technological innovation that they invented or designed.
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