Biographical entry Weeks, Asa (1816 - 1895)

Born
22 December 1816
New Hampshire, United States of America
Died
3 May 1895
New Hampshire, United States of America
Occupation
Inventor

Summary

Asa Weeks was an American inventor who originally qualified in law. Around 1883 Weeks patented a rocket-powered spar torpedo. It is unknown whether this torpedo was ever constructed.

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Published resources

Books

  • Gray, Edwyn, Nineteenth Century Torpedoes and Their Inventors, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2004. Details

Letters Patents

  • Weeks, A., Rocket torpedo, United States Patent Office.. Details
  • Weeks, A., Device for launching rocket-torpedoes, United States Patent Office, 13 March 1883. Details
  • Weeks, A., Spar-torpedo, United States Patent Office, 6 March 1883. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • 'The New Rocket Torpedo: Trial of a missile constructed on a new principle', The New York Times, 24 July 1893. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Gray, Edwyn, Nineteenth Century Torpedoes and Their Inventors, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2004.

Prepared by: Rebecca Rigby