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JOHN FITCH, INVENTOR

JOHN FITCH (1743 - 1798), American inventor who built successful steamboats but failed to obtain financial backing so drowned himself at Philadelphia

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47355553
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Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by Yan Dargent in Figuier, Merveilles de la Science

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