USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the most notable contributions of Robert Fulton was the steamboat engine. His design of the steamboat engine was more efficient than the engines that came before it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Robert Fulton, (born November 14, 1765, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania [U.S.]-died February 24, 1815, New York, New York), American inventor, engineer, and artist who brought steamboating from the experimental stage to commercial success. He also designed a system of inland waterways, a submarine, and a steam warship.

Detailed explanation-3: -Robert Fulton designed and operated the world’s first commercially successful steamboat. Fulton’s Clermont made its historic first run in August 1807 on the Hudson River.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1807, he and Robert R. Livingston built the first commercially successful steamboat, North River Steamboat (later known as Clermont). Livingston’s shipping company began using it to carry passengers between New York City and up the Hudson River to the state capital Albany.

Detailed explanation-5: -He resided in New York, where he began to design steamboats. He had constructed his first steamboat in France in 1802. He completed the vessel for Robert Livingston, the United States ambassador to France. The ship was powered with a paddle wheel and first sailed in the Seine River in Paris.