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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_FultonRobert Fulton - Wikipedia

    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).

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Robert-Fulton-American-inventorRobert Fulton | Biography, Inventions, & Facts | Britannica

    Robert Fulton (born November 14, 1765, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania [U.S.]—died February 24, 1815, New York, New York) was an 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.

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    Dec 6, 2019 · Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765—February 24, 1815) was an American inventor and engineer who is 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.

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  6. www.invent.org › inductees › robert-fultonNIHF Inductee and Steamboat Inventor Robert Fulton

    Born Nov. 14, 1765 - Died Feb. 24, 1815. 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.

  7. www.britannica.com › summary › Robert-Fulton-American-inventorRobert Fulton summary | Britannica

    Robert Fulton, (born Nov. 14, 1765, Lancaster county, Pa., U.S.—died Feb. 24, 1815, New York, N.Y.), U.S. inventor and engineer. Born to Irish immigrant parents, he studied painting with Benjamin West in London but soon turned to engineering.

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    May 14, 2012 · American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton designed the first commercially successful steamboat in America in 1807, becoming a major source of transportation on rivers and resulting in a significant reduction in inland shipping costs.

  9. www.encyclopedia.com › technology-biographies › robert-fultonFulton, Robert - Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 8, 2018 · Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who developed the first commercially successful steamboat, or a boat powered by steam, thereby transforming the transportation and travel industries and speeding up the Industrial Revolution, a period of fast-paced economic change that began in Great Britain in the middle of the eighteenth cent...