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Steamboat

Robert Fulton invented the first successful steamboat, called the Clermont, in the late 1700s. Steamboats could travel faster than traditional boats and carry more cargo, making journeys more efficient. The steamboat's engine used heat from burning fuel to turn water into steam, which powered the screws to propel the boat forward. Fulton's invention of the steamboat revolutionized transportation and led to scheduled departure and arrival times, no longer dependent on wind patterns. It also spurred further technological improvements.

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Steamboat

Robert Fulton invented the first successful steamboat, called the Clermont, in the late 1700s. Steamboats could travel faster than traditional boats and carry more cargo, making journeys more efficient. The steamboat's engine used heat from burning fuel to turn water into steam, which powered the screws to propel the boat forward. Fulton's invention of the steamboat revolutionized transportation and led to scheduled departure and arrival times, no longer dependent on wind patterns. It also spurred further technological improvements.

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What is this invention meant to


accomplish?

 Are you tired of spending


months at sea? Do you want
a way to speed thing things
STEAM SHIP
up? Well then it might be
time to start looking at the
newest invention: the Steam
boat. Steam powered boats
can travel at higher speeds
than your average boat, and
they can carry much more
cargo. Investing in a steam
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ship will lead to more
efficient journey , and more
money in your pocket.

The Inventor
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Robert Fulton left Philadelphia for
London to pursue a painting career.
How it works
While he was there he encountered
The engine of a steam boat depends many new inventions, and started
on heat as it's energy source. Heat experimenting with them. In 1794 he
from the burning fuel turns water in gave up on becoming a painter and
the boiler system to steam, which focused more on canal engineering . He
leads to other parts of the engine. later invented the Clermont which was Type a caption for your photo
The steam will eventually make the the first ever steam powered boat.
Fulton would go on to engineer many
screws propel and send the boat
other great inventions, and continue to
forward.
impress the world with his genius. Long Term Impact
The steam engine was revolutionary
for the people of it's time. The
"The mechanic should sit down engine allowed for scheduled
among levers, screws, wedges, wheels, departure times and arrival times.
etc. like a poet among the letters of When someones produce got to
them no longer depended on the
the alphabet, considering them as the
wind patterns.
exhibition of his thoughts; in which a
new arrangement transmits a new The engine also allowed for better
improvements to take place, leading
idea to the world." ~ Robert Fulton
to much better technology.

Other Inventions/designs by Robert


Fulton:
- Submarine Design

- Steam Warship

- Series of inventions used for canal


digging

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