•The submarine was invented in 1624 by a man named Cornelius van Drebbel

•William Borne developed the idea of submarines

•Leonardo sketched the first basic concept

•In England, Drebbel worked for the English and Royal Navy

•The first model was a covered rowboat and oars with watertight seals

•The submarine could stay underwater for a few hours and could go about fifteen feet below the surface

•This affected us by leading to new discoveries about marine studies

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