Robert Fulton (1765 -1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the North River Steamboat, he produced Nautilus, the first practical submarine in history. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

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