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James Watt
James Watt In Greenock James Watts was born. By 1764 James was to repair a modle of the Newcomen egine, but end up improving the design. In August 19 1819 James Watt died. And in his honour the unit of measurement "Watt" was name him. -
John Fitch
John Fitch In a British colony of Connecticut is where John finch was born. In the years between 1785 and1796 there were four other steamboats buit by John Fitch. -
Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton Robert Fulton was a engineer as well as a painter and inventor. he had bult his first steamboat after John Fitich death. Robert Fulton was the one who beacme know as "Father of Steam navigation." -
trial run
for the trial run for Robert Fultion steamboat it was to go from New York to Albany and back to New York -
New Orleans
new orleans Robert Fulton ownead a steamboat called the New Orleans. It was sent to the south form Pittsburgh to New Orleans. the New Orleans survied for three more years untill it had wreacked and sunk. -
steamboats
steamboat by this time there was about 187 steamboats then by the 1860 it rose to 700 steamboats -
the SS Great Britain
this was lanched on this date. It was the very frist iron hulled and propeller driven. -
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The J.M. White
bult by Howardd Steamboat Company, it was 313 feet, -
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