Bill Hamilton (engineer)
Sir William Hamilton | |
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| Born | Charles William Feilden Hamilton 26 July 1899 Ashwick Station, Fairlie, New Zealand |
| Died | 30 March 1978 (aged 78) Fairlie, New Zealand |
| Other names | Bill Hamilton |
| Education | Waihi Preparatory School Christ's College |
| Parent(s) | William Feilden Hamilton Cora Blakeney (née Cannon) |
Sir Charles William Feilden Hamilton OBE (26 July 1899 – 30 March 1978) was a New Zealand engineer who developed the modern jetboat, and founded the water jet manufacturing company, CWF Hamilton Ltd.
Hamilton never claimed to have invented the jet boat. He once said "I do not claim to have invented marine jet propulsion. The honour belongs to a gentleman named Archimedes, who lived some years ago." What he did was refine the design enough to produce the first useful modern jet boat.