Christopher Cockerell Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Christopher Cockerell, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

5 records1910–19683 events0 places

Chronological biography

1910

Birth of Christopher Cockerell1910

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Birth of Christopher Cockerell

1955

Invention of Hovercraft1955

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Invents the Hovercraft

Patent12 December 1955

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Patents the Hovercraft

1959

Invention of Hovercraft1959

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The Hovercraft 1st crosses the English Channel

1968

Invention of Hovercraft1968

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A regular Hovercraft service between Dover & Calais is launched

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.