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Scientist of the Day - Robert Fulton
The Clermont (North River) of Robert Fulton steaming up the Hudson River, wood engraving in Louis Figuier, Merveilles de la Science, vol. 1, 1867 (Linda Hall Library)
Robert Fulton, an American inventor, was born Nov. 14, 1765, in Pennsylvania. Fulton started out as an artist, and he studied under (and lived with) Benjamin West in London for several years. While in England, he became interested in canal engineering, and he published a book in 1796, advocating the use of winches to pull canal boats up inclined planes, instead of using locks to change levels. We have A Treatise on the Improvement of Canal Navigation in our collections, as well as a French translation of 1799. Fulton’s machinery was ingenious, but his advice was not followed, as all the English canal engineers preferred canals with locks. Fulton went to Paris, where he was engaged to invent a submarine, which he did. Called the Nautilus (this was well befo
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Biography of Robert Fulton, uppfinnare of the Steamboat
Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765—February 24, 1815) was an American uppfinnare and engineer who fryst vatten best known for his role in developing the first commercially successful steamboat. America’s rivers opened to commercial trade and passenger transportation after Fulton's steamboat, the Clermont, made its maiden voyage along the Hudson River in 1807. Fulton fryst vatten also credited with inventing the Nautilus, one of the world’s first practical submarines.
Fast Facts: Robert Fulton
- Known for: Developed the first commercially successful steamboat
- Born: November 14, 1765 in Little Britain, Pennsylvania
- Parents: Robert Fulton, Sr. and Mary Smith Fulton
- Died: February 24, 1815 in New York City, New York
- Patents:US Patent: 1,434X, Constructing boats or vessels which are to be navigated by the power of steam engines
- Awards and Honors: National Inventors entré of Fame (2006)
- Spouse: Harriet Livingston
- Children: R
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Robert Fulton
American engineer and inventor (1765–1815)
For other uses, see Robert Fulton (disambiguation).
Robert Fulton
Portrait of Robert Fulton by Benjamin West, 1806, now housed at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York
Born Robert Fulton
(1765-11-14)November 14, 1765Little Britain, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died February 24, 1815(1815-02-24) (aged 49) New York City, U.S.
Resting place Trinity Church Cemetery Occupation(s) Engineer, inventor, businessman Years active 1793–1815 Known for Steamboat, Nautilus (1800 submarine) Spouse Harriet Livingston
(m. )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 North River Steamboat (also known as Clermont). In 1807, that steamboat traveled on the Hud