Name: Fulton, Fulton, Rob Country or region: United States Subject: Inventor Resume: Fulton, Robert, American inventor. 1765165438+1October 14 was born in Little Leadean, Pennsylvania (now Fulton); 18 15 died in new york on February 24th. Fulton was originally an apprentice to a jeweler, and later entered the society as an artist. When he was in Philadelphia, he painted a sitting portrait of Franklin. 1786 went to England for further study. He met some engineers in England and made friends with them. Because he was very interested in engineering and invention, he gave up art and engaged in architectural engineering. Although he could make great achievements in art, Britain was in the period of canal construction (half a century later, this period came to an end with the appearance of railways), and Fulton made an investigation and study on improving the navigation method of the canal. On the basis of investigation and study, he naturally thought of the possibility of steam as a water transport power. 1797, he went to France, made friends with Laplace, and spent seven years trying to design an operational submarine. (He named his best submarine "Peng Yu", which was built in 180 1. This name inspired jules verne 70 years later and inspired the US Navy through Verne a century and a half later. The French government was once interested in Fulton's plan and thought that submarines might provide the means to destroy the British navy. But Fulton was invited to experiment and gave him a lot of financial support, including the advice of cavendish and Bank, but he was disappointed in the end. At that time, Fulton tried to launch a water boat propelled by paddles with Suo Fan machine, but many tests on this boat on the Seine River failed. When he returned to America, he continued his experiment. 1807, he built a ship named "clermont". The ship runs well, and it took only 32 hours to sail from the Dispute to Albany on the Hudson River. Soon, he built a batch of steamboats and put them into use. Steamboats did not help the United States in the 18 12 war, but they have been deeply engraved in the minds of American naval officers and men. One day, in a storm, Fulton was working on the deck of a warship under construction. Unfortunately, he got encephalitis and died soon. The navy gave him a state funeral. At this time, the war of 18 12 had ended several months ago. It is generally believed that Fulton was the inventor of the steamboat, and he was one of the finalists when the Wei Cong Memorial Hall was founded in 1900. But in fact, "Clermont" is not the first ship powered by Fan Qi. This invention is even more commendable to Fitch. Nevertheless, Fulton was the first to make the steamboat practical and become an eternal part of the world stage. This achievement is not insignificant. As far as maritime navigation is concerned, Fulton completed the first of several transport revolutions in terms of violent storms and difficult paddling, and these revolutions finally brought dating on earth close at hand.