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lack of attenton
jonh fitch bult many boats and many where seccuesful, fitch failed to pay sufficient to construstion and operating costs and was unable to justify the economic benefits of steam navigation. Robert Fulton built his first boat after Fitch's death, and it was Fulton who became known as the "ather of steam navigation." -
james watt makes enigne
james watt makes first steam boat enigne. steam engines where used to pump water out of mines in englang when watt was born. the dicover that steam could be harnesed and made to work was cresdtied to watt. -
james watt patent
the scotsman james watt patented a improved version of the steam engine the started the industrail revoultion. the idea of using steam steam power to propel boats occured to inventers soon after the protenal of watts new engine became know. -
jonh fitch construction
john fitch construted 4 differnt steam boats betwen 1785-1796 that seccusefuly plied rivers and lakes. demostrated, in part, the feasiblty of using steam for water. -
era began
steam boat era begans. the most notable aspects of the steam boat industry was the relavtiely low capitable need to go into business. -
45 ft steam boat
john fitch made first succeful 45ft long steam boat. on august 26 1791, fitch was granted U.S. patent for steam boat. -
first patent
february 1, 1788 the very first U.s. patent for a steamboat was issued to briggs and longstreet. longstreet did have a steamboat plying the savannah river at least a year before fulton made more moticed voyages. -
john fitch granted
jonh fitch was granted his first U.S. patent for steamboat. fitch first demonstrated his 45 ft craft on the delaware river in 1791 for delegates from the constitotonal convention. -
livingston and fulton.
livingston and fulton named there first boat. they named it clermont after livingstons birthplace. -
commercial sucesses
robert fulton was created with turning the steamboat into a commeral seccuses. on agust 7th 1807 fulton clearmont went from new york city to albany making history with a 150 mile trip. taking 32 hours at a average speed of 5 MPH
