10 inventors who died from their own invention, creation, or discovery

Stockton Rush, OceanGate's chief executive, speaks at a press conference with an OceanGate sub.David L. Ryan/Getty Images

• The pursuit of knowledge and innovation is not without its risks.
• A slew of people, including the OceanGate CEO aboard the Titan submersible, have learned that lesson the hard way.
• Confidence is key, but safe test practices are worth their weight in mortality.

The CEO of OceanGate Expeditions who was behind the recent tragedy of the missing Titan submersible has recently found himself among interesting company. He was just added to Wikipedia's list of inventors killed by their own inventions.

The list is comprised of 26 entries split into a variety of different categories: aviation, medical, and maritime, to name a few. The last entry under the maritime section, before the addition of Rush, was Thomas Andrews Jr., the architect behind the Titanic.

If nothing else, it's a good exercise in realizing that the pursuit of knowledge and art is not without risk to mind, soul, and, in this case, mortality. Here are other notable deaths on the list.