robert fulton By facebooker_100002249884564 Nov 14, 1765 birth Jan 20, 1777 interestede in steamboats Jan 20, 1783 proposed to steam powered vessels Jan 20, 1797 went to paris his fame of inventions began Jan 20, 1801 built a steam boat and used it on the seine Feb 24, 1815 death age of 49