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TIL that Robert Fulton was British.
TIL that Robert Fulton was British.
He didn't invent the steam engine, did he?
He didn't invent the steam engine, did he?
He's the one who made steam power reliable and useful by designing a functioning steam engine capable of reliably propelling a boat. Up until then steam power was a sort of "golly look we can lift things with steam power, see my impractical and expensive hobbyist device that does so?"
He's the one who made steam power reliable and useful by designing a functioning steam engine capable of reliably propelling a boat. Up until then steam power was a sort of "golly look we can lift things with steam power, see my impractical and expensive hobbyist device that does so?"
Rewrite history to suit yourself if it makes you a happier person.
Rewrite history to suit yourself if it makes you a happier person.
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