Labels:text | book | handwriting OCR: A B C CORNELIUS DREBBEL 1572-1633 E T HE ENGINEER and inventor G Cornelius Drebbel H was born in 1572 I in Holland. In K 1604, he moved to 1. England, and lived at the Royal M Court of King James I. In 1624, Drebbel built the first submarine, and tested it in the Thames River. PO It cruised 15 feet (5 m) below the 713 = water surface and was propelled by R S eight oars which protruded through T tight greased-leather flaps. u W Y Submarine 7 M 1