Garfield Wood
American inventor and professional motorboat racer (1880–1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Garfield Arthur "Gar" Wood (December 4, 1880 – June 19, 1971) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and championship motorboat builder and racer who held the world water speed record on several occasions. He was the first man to travel over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) on water.
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