9 Inventors Who Were Killed By Their Creations
7. Thomas Andrews
Thomas Andrews was the chief naval architect on the Titanic and was on board for its doomed maiden journey.
His original design of the boat recommended that it had "at least 46 lifeboats", however, the powers-that-be thought this was a waste of time, money and deck space on a supposedly unsinkable ship and only added 20.
When the Titanic struck the iceberg and met her watery fate, Andrews didn't attempt to make it to a life boat, knowing that there were too few as it is. His last moments are the subject of some dispute. Some say that he was last seen in the first class smoking room, staring at a painting called "Plymouth Harbour" with his life jacket lying on the table next to him.
Others say that he was seen up on deck, frantically throwing deck chairs overboard for those in the water to use as flotation devices and helping women and children into the lifeboats.
Regardless of which is true, everybody agrees that Andrews thought only of others as the ship went down and he is remembered as a hero to this day.