Robert Fulton

Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the North River Steamboat.

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Who was born first?

• Robert Fulton and Nicéphore Niépce were born the same year
• Robert Fulton and Eli Whitney were born the same year
• Robert Fulton was born 1 year before Wilhelm Hisinger
• Robert Fulton was born 2 years after Claude Chappe
• Robert Fulton was born 5 years before Sequoyah

Timeline

1. Claude ChappeDecember 25, 1763 – January 23, 1805
2. Eli WhitneyDecember 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825
3. Nicéphore NiépceMarch 7, 1765 – July 5, 1833
4. Robert Fulton (this page)November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815
5. Wilhelm HisingerDecember 23, 1766 – June 28, 1852
6. Sequoyahcirca 1770 – August 1843

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