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clock-iconPUBLISHEDDecember 8, 2014

7 Inventors Killed By Their Own Inventions

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EyeCandy Infographic

An inventor who jumped off the Eiffel Tower, another who died of radiation exposure, and a man who became entangled in his own invention, EyeCandy has made an infographic of seven inventors whose creations led to their own demise.

Note: It's more accurate to say Marie Curie discovered radioactive elements, rather than invented them. You get what we're going for though.

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