Submarines I chose to do my Physics final on submarines. I chose it because when I was a kid I was really interested in submarines. Also I wanted to learn about the people that invented them. The first submarine that was made was a wooden rowboat that was covered with a waterproof cowhide. The man that first built it was named Cornelius van Drebble. He showed off his invention in England, the year was about 1620. They called his submarine, “Father of the Submarine.” After that a lot of scientist were trying to make submarines. Most of them were not used until the Revolutionary War of America (1775-1783). When that war was going on a man named David Bushnell, that w