James Rumsey, .John Fitch and Robert Fulton. After studying the subject of steam navigation abroad ... and was ollly adapted for low pressures. The engine drove paddle wheels SitUated amidships ...

The world at large, and even many of those who are interested in the history of mechanical engineering, do not know that the body of the great engineer, Robert Fulton, lies in Trinity Churchyard ...

Sent to Paris in 1801 to obtain permission for American vessels to navigate past French-owned New Orleans, Robert Livingston ... boiler and engine, adding awnings and cabins, Fulton made steamship ...