Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the (also known as ''Clermont''). In 1807, that steamboat traveled on the Hudson River with passengers from New York City to Albany and back again, a round trip of , in 62 hours. The success of his steamboat changed river traffic and trade on major American rivers.In 1800, Fulton had been commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte, leader of France, to attempt to design a submarine; he then produced , the first practical submarine in history. Fulton is also credited with inventing some of the world's earliest naval torpedoes for use by the Royal Navy.
Fulton became interested in steam engines and the idea of steamboats in 1777 when he was around age 12 and visited state delegate William Henry of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who was interested in this topic. Henry had learned about inventor James Watt and his Watt steam engine on an earlier visit to England. Provided by Wikipedia
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Torpedo war, and submarine explosions. by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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A treatise on the improvement of canal navigation exhibiting the numerous advantages to be derived from small canals / by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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Plan for supplying the city of New York with fuel by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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A treatise on the improvement of canal navigation ... Illustrated with seventeen plates. By R. Fulton. by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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Recherches sur les moyens de perfectionner les canaux de navigation, et sur les nombreux avantages de petits canaux ... : on y a joint des observations sur l'importance des communi... by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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A treatise on the improvement of canal navigation : exhibiting the numerous advantages to be derived from small canals, and boats of two to five feet wide containing from two to fi... by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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Report of the practicability of navigating with steam boats, on the southern waters of the United States, from the Chesapeake to the River St. Mary's : forming part of a line of st... by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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A treatise on the improvement of canal navigation exhibiting the numerous advantages to be derived from small canals, and boats of two to five feet wide, containing from two to fiv... by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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Report on the proposed canal between the Rivers Heyl and Helford. By Robert Fulton, engineer by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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Concluding address of Mr. Fulton's lecture on the mechanism, practice and effects of torpedoes delivered at Washington, February 17, 1810. by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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Memorial & petition of Robert Fulton & Edward P. Livingston in behalf of themselves and the heirs of the late Robert R. Livingston by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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Report on the practicability of navigating with steam boats on the southern waters of the United States from the Chesapeak to the river St. Mary's : forming part of a line of steam... by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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Plan for supplying the city of New-York with fuel, by the New-York Coal Company by Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
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The advantages of the proposed canal from Lake Erie to Hudson's River / by Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816
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Observations on the various systems of canal navigation with inferences practical and mathematical : in which Mr. Fulton's plan of wheelboats, and the utility of subterraneous and... by Chapman, William, 1749-1832
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The life of Robert Fulton / by Colden, Cadwallader D. (Cadwallader David), 1769-1834
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The advantages of the proposed canal from Lake Erie to Hudson's River / by Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816
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The second crisis of America, or, A cursory view of the peace lately concluded between Great Britain and the United States ... by Beck, Paul, 1760-1844
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Report of the Commissioners, appointed by the Legislature of New York, on the 8th of March, 1814, for the Internal Improvement of the State
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