Robert Fulton, American Engineer and Inventor
Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 - February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor. His work with inland waterways culminated with the publication of Treatise on the Improvement of Canal Navigation (1796). In 1791 he moved to France where he designed the torpedo carrying submarine Nautilus, and, in 1803, the first steamship. Fulton returned to America and by 1807 had organized first commercial paddle steamer services on the Hudson River. In 1814 he also designed and launched the Demolgos, the first steam warship. He contracted consumption and he died in 1815 at the age of 49
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