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steamboats to trains

By aaliyaht

  • very first steamboat

    very first steamboat
    On February 1, 1788, the very first patent for a steamboat from the United States was issued to Isaac Briggs & William Longstreet Impact: Steam boat technology spreads across the world and people become familiar with Steam power

  • granted a patent

    granted a patent
    John Fitch was granted a United States patent for the steamboat.

  • 4 different designs was created

    4 different designs was created
    John Fitch constructed four different steamboats between 1785 and 1796 that successfully plied rivers and lakes and demonstrated, in part, the feasibility of using steam for water locomotion. His models utilized various combinations of propulsive force, including ranked paddles (patterned after Indian war canoes), paddle wheels, and screw propellers. While his boats were mechanically successful, Fitch failed to pay sufficient attention to construction and operating costs and was unable to justif

  • engine guidelines are created

    engine guidelines are created
    1. The cylinder, condenser, and air-pump are all firmly bedded upon a single plate of cast-iron, and the power of the engine exerted without causing strain to any part of the boat.
    2. The air-pump has a double stroke, and its piston pumps out the injection water from the bottom of the condenser when the piston rises, and by exhaustion removes the air from the top of the water as the piston descends.
    3. A new parallel motion for preserving the vertical position of the piston rod of the air-pu

  • BIG TRIP was made

    BIG TRIP was made
    On August 7, 1807, Robert Fulton's Clermont went from New York City to Albany making history with a 150-mile trip taking 32 hours at an average speed of about 5 miles-per-hour.

  • steamlocomotive

    steamlocomotive
    Of the three applications of steam power covered in this section, the Steam Locomotive had the greatest impact on the American population. The ability to move people and goods to any region of the country resulted in the growth of the rural settlements as well as the cities and a rapid expansion of the American economy. The story of the building of the railroad system is related in hundreds, if not, thousands of publications. In this section, we will focus on the activities conducted in the 1830