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Peter Cooper is born
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Built "Tom Thumb"
When it was built, it could pull 40 persons at 10 miles an hour
he built it as the end result of a challenge -
The first structural-iron beams
when the iron beams came to be, pter copper displayed remarkable inventive talent, producing a washing machine, a compressed-air engine for ferry boats, a waterpower device for moving canal barges, and several other devices. -
Finally recognized
Peter Cooper was not recognized for his accomplishment until 1875 when he described and sketched a drawing of the locomotive -
Peter Coopers' death
Peter Cooper died at the age of 92 from pneumonia at his home in New York City. -
Remade car
A museum's replica was constructed for the B&O Railroad's 1927 Fair of the iron horse.
This operating replica follows the general description given by Peter Cooper, but was built for performance in the 1927 fair, rather than historical accuracy.
