Write An Essay On Robert Fulton

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The inventor of Robert fulton was born in little britain township on november 14 1765. The inventor of the steam boat is Robert Fulton. Robert Fulton is often miss credited for inventing the steam engine but he also invented other things he invented the first successful commercial steam boat which traveled against the Hudson River current at a steady five miles per hour and thirty two hours later the ship arrived in albany another 32 hours later the ship returned home. Fultons life wasn't all about inventing the commercial steamboat that came later in his life he helped blacksmiths with gun designs to make better weapons and when they tested them in the field the blacksmith found that Fultons designs improved the weapons and to use different materials to make the gun more durable and to make it stronger so the blacksmiths took advantage of Fulton's designs and used them for use , and he made home made rockets out of gunpowder and plastic tubes and people were amazed. Robert fulton also invented the First Experimental Submarine the submarine was unsuccessful .In 1797 fulton traveled to paris where he proposed …show more content…

he built designs for the british military he built a steam war ship however it never saw action. one of Fultons ships was in a naval yard and an accidental explosion destroyed the ship. robert Fulton didn’t build the steam engine for his ship he ordered it. but Fulton was still credited for inventing the steam engine. While Fulton was young he drew blueprints for a mill for sawing marble a machine for spinning flax and a machine for removing earth for canals. Fulton also experimented with exploding