Robert Fulton changes the course of transportation history when his first successful commercial steamboat makes it's first voyage from NYC up the Hudson River.

Why Robert Fulton Is Acclaimed As the Inventor of the Steamboat.; A Prophet and Statesman, He Was Also a Skilled Adapter Of Other Men's Discoveries.

MONDAY, Aug. 17, 1807, was another hot summer day in New York City, and most of the women of fashion on the Hudson River pier, arms linked to laced and ruffled gentlemen, had their pastel parasols … ...

Working on his steamboat in the 1790s, Morey knew he needed financial backing to make his vessel a commercial success. To that end, he sought to gain publicity by steaming his boat from Hartford ...

Robert Fulton Ludlow has established what he terms "The Fulton Museum" -- a collection of relics more or less intimately connected with the life of Robert Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat.

This article was originally published with the title “ Robert Fulton and the Steamboat ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 80 No. 3 (January 1899), p. 37 doi:10.1038 ...

A 1909 replica of the North River Steamboat, later known as the Clermont, sits at anchor. The steamboat built by Robert Fulton launched in 1807, carrying passengers New York City to Albany.

The next year, however, John Fitch and Robert Fulton received a patent for their larger vessel. In 1806, Fitch and Hudson successfully sailed their steamboat, The Clermont, up the Hudson River.

The next year, however, John Fitch and Robert Fulton received a patent for their larger vessel. In 1806, Fitch and Hudson successfully sailed their steamboat, The Clermont, up the Hudson River.

ROBERT JOHN FULTON, age 70, of Las Cruces, NM departed this life for his life eternal at Three Crosses Regional Hospital, Las Cruces, on February 28, 2024. Robert’s journey began on June 12 ...

Inventor of the first successful steamboat and arguably the first ever practical submarine, American engineer Robert Fulton was one of the profession’s more colourful characters Robert Fulton was born ...