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How was William Bullock, the man responsible for the 1863 invention of the web rotary printing press, killed?

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How was William Bullock, the man responsible for the 1863 invention of the web rotary printing press, killed?

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“In a bizarre accident, Bullock was killed by his own invention. On April 3, 1867, he was making adjustments to one of his new presses that was being installed for the Philadelphia Public Ledger newspaper. Bullock tried to kick a driving belt onto a pulley, when his leg became caught in the machine. His leg was crushed and broken, and after a few days, gangrene set in. On April 12, 1867, Bullock died during an operation to amputate the leg.” Retrieved from “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bullock_%28inventor%29” Apparently, wikipedia now has an automatic “retrieved from”.