Title Learn how Robert Fulton invented a boat that harnessed the steam engine and revolutionized travel / [Gini Gorlinski, narrator] ; [Melinda Leonard, director]

Published Chicago, IL : Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (2 minutes) Summary Robert Fulton made the steamboat a successful form of transportation in 1807, when his North River Steamboat travelled on the Hudson River from New York City to Albany, NY, in only 32 hours. The trip usually took about 4 days Notes Title from resource description page (viewed June 6, 2022) In English Subject Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 SUBJECT Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815. fast (OCoLC)fst00005282 Subject Inventors -- United States Steamboats -- United States -- History -- 19th century Marine engineers -- United States Inventors. Marine engineers. Steamboats. United States. Genre/Form Documentary films. Educational films. History. Short films. Educational films. Documentary films. Short films. Form Streaming video Author Leonard, Melinda, director Gorlinski, Gini, narrator Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., publisher

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