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David Warren
Inventor · 1925–2010
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David Warren was an Australian research scientist and inventor best known for developing the flight data and cockpit voice recorder, widely called the “black box.” While working at Australia’s Aeronautical Research Laboratories, he built an early prototype after investigating the unexplained Comet jet crashes of the 1950s. His invention became a major tool in aviation accident investigation and helped advance airline safety worldwide.
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Read quote → ✓Source verified“I thought of 10 other ideas which weren't any good and went bad. They didn't send me the bill for those, so it evens itself out.”
Read quote → ✓Source verified“If only we could recapture those few seconds, it’d save all this argument and uncertainty, we’d know what it was.”