John Fitch

John Fitch was an American inventor, clockmaker, entrepreneur, and engineer. He was most famous for operating the first steamboat service in the United States. The first boat, 45 feet long, was tested on the Delaware River by Fitch and his design assistant Steven Pagano.

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Who was born first?

• John Fitch and Edmund Cartwright were born the same year
• John Fitch was born 2 years after Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
• John Fitch was born 2 years before George Atwood
• John Fitch was born 2 years after Charles Willson Peale
• John Fitch was born 2 years before Alessandro Volta

Timeline

1. Charles Willson PealeApril 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827
2. Pierre Choderlos de LaclosOctober 18, 1741 – September 5, 1803
3. Edmund CartwrightApril 24, 1743 – October 30, 1823
4. John Fitch (this page)January 21, 1743 – July 2, 1798
5. Alessandro VoltaFebruary 18, 1745 – March 5, 1827
6. George AtwoodOctober 1745 – July 11, 1807

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