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Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 23, 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).
- Engineer, inventor, businessman
- Steamboat, Nautilus (1800 submarine)
- February 24, 1815 (aged 49), New York City, U.S.
- Trinity Church Cemetery
Robert Fulton, American inventor, engineer, and artist who brought steamboating from the experimental stage to commercial success with his boat, the Clermont. He also designed a system of inland waterways, a submarine, and a steam warship.
13 de ene. de 2020 · On August 17, 1807, the Clermont, Robert Fulton's first American steamboat, left New York City for Albany, serving as the inaugural commercial steamboat service in the world.
- Mary Bellis
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. Although named North River Steamboat of Clermont, it became known as the Clermont.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
27 de oct. de 2023 · In 1807, Fulton’s steamboat, the Clermont (also known as the North River Steamboat of Clermont), made its historic voyage on the Hudson River in New York, becoming the first commercially successful steam-powered boat.
20 de nov. de 2019 · Before his steamboat Clermont first ascended the Hudson River in 1807, he worked for years in England and France on industrial development, especially inland navigation and the cutting of canals, and built a submarine.
30 de oct. de 2023 · Hear first person narratives on the dock at the launch of the 1807 Clermont steamboat! Flip through Fulton’s personal papers and get inside the mind of this Industrious Revolutionary. Fascinated by art, steam engines, canal engineering, and military technology, Fulton inspired to push the limitations of mechanical engineering.
