LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
THE TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION TURNPIKES TO STEAMBOATS TO RAILROADS
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Ukrainian and French inventors
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Russian and European inventors
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American and Russian inventors
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American and European inventors
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Detailed explanation-1: -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).
Detailed explanation-2: -The first successful steamboat was the Clermont, which was built by American inventor Robert Fulton in 1807. systems and, eventually, moved to France to work on canals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Take, for example, Robert Fulton, the “inventor” of the steamboat. The real innovators behind steam propulsion were John Fitch and James Rumsey. They began meaningful experiments around 1786; Fulton’s successful demonstration with the Clermont did not come until 1807.
Detailed explanation-4: -Clermont, byname of North River Steamboat of Clermont, the first steamboat in public service (1807), designed by American engineer Robert Fulton and built in New York City by Charles Brown with the financial backing of Robert Livingston.