Little Britain, Province of Pennsylvania, British America, November 14, 1765
New York City, February 24, 1815
engineer and inventor

Robert Fulton



An 1806 portrait of Fulton

Little Britain, Province of Pennsylvania, British America, November 14, 1765
New York City, February 24, 1815
engineer and inventor

Robert Fulton



A drawing of Fulton's invention Nautilus

Little Britain, Province of Pennsylvania, British America, November 14, 1765
New York City, February 24, 1815
engineer and inventor

Robert Fulton



Fulton's 1806 submarine design for the U.S. government

Little Britain, Province of Pennsylvania, British America, November 14, 1765
New York City, February 24, 1815
engineer and inventor

Robert Fulton



An 1803 bust of Fulton by Jean-Antoine Houdon

Little Britain, Province of Pennsylvania, British America, November 14, 1765
New York City, February 24, 1815
engineer and inventor

Robert Fulton



Location and plaque of Fulton's August 9, 1803, experiment

Little Britain, Province of Pennsylvania, British America, November 14, 1765
New York City, February 24, 1815
engineer and inventor

Robert Fulton



A 1918 commemorative plaque of Fulton in the port of Rouen, thanking the United States for their involvement in World War I

Little Britain, Province of Pennsylvania, British America, November 14, 1765
New York City, February 24, 1815
engineer and inventor

Robert Fulton



Robert Fulton (with Samuel F. B. Morse) depicted on the reverse of the 1896 $2 Silver Certificate from the United States Treasury

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