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Robert Fulton, a biography /

Robert Fulton was a renaissance man. Starting out as a fine arts painter, he produced the world's first steamboat empire, thrusting America to the forefront of the Industrial Revolution. At the same time, he invented a means of raising boats on canals and a system of submarine warfare. Born in...

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Main Author: Philip, Cynthia Owen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Franklin Watts, 1985.
Subjects:
Fulton, Robert, > 1765-1815.
Fulton, Robert.
Fulton, Robert, > 1765-1815
Marine engineers > United States > Biography.
Inventors > United States > Biography.
Technology > United States > History > 18th century.
Technology > United States > History > 19th century.
FULTON, ROBERT, 1765-1815.
Mécaniciens de navire > États-Unis > Biographies.
Inventeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Technologie > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Technologie > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Inventors
Marine engineers
Technology
United States
Stoomschepen.
Ingenieurs.
1700-1899
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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Summary:Robert Fulton was a renaissance man. Starting out as a fine arts painter, he produced the world's first steamboat empire, thrusting America to the forefront of the Industrial Revolution. At the same time, he invented a means of raising boats on canals and a system of submarine warfare. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvainia, he flourished in Philadelphia, London, Paris and New York City.
Physical Description:xii, 371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Also issued online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-359) and index.
ISBN:0531097560
9780531097564