Bramah Joseph Diplock

Bramah Joseph Diplock (27 April 1857 – 9 August 1918) was an English inventor who invented the pedrail wheel in 1899 and the pedrail chaintrack, a type of caterpillar track, in 1907.

Diplock was born in Chelsea, London to Thomas Bramah Diplock, a coroner, and Eleanor Diplock. He died suddenly on 9 August 1918 of brain hemorrhage at 21 Heathfield Close, Chiswick, aged 62.

Diplock Glacier in Antarctica is named after him due to his contribution to the development of tracked vehicles.

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