Hydrofoil designed by Alexander Graham Bell, circa 1919

Object summary

Title: Hydrofoil designed by Alexander Graham Bell, circa 1919
Object ID: GCP-00001812
Date made: circa 1919
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: Yes
Exhibition: Liquid Archive

Description

A hydrofoil watercraft underway.

Original Caption: "Hydrofoil An invention of Bell and F.W. Baldwin, it was the first boat to employ hydrofoil principles and it captured the world speed record in 1919 at a record of 70.86 mph. The craft was powered by airplane propellers and held the world speed record for many years."