Robert Fulton

English: Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was a U.S. engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steam-powered steamboat. He also designed a new type of a steam warship. In 1800 he was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte to design Nautilus, which was the first practical submarine in history.

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  portrait
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  bust sculpted by Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1803
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  Statue in the Category:National Statuary Hall Collection
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