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atthesatianarijeraitpainter
bythenaofrobertfulttonvince
napoleonthatari,the
``nautilus,andhis``steaoat,thefrenchghtbeableto
destroythenavalsuprecyofengland.
fultonsideaofasteainal.hehad
undoubtedlypieditfroohnfitch,aicalgeniusof
icuterhadfirstnavigated
thedelaheyear1787.butnapoleon
andhisstificadvisersdidnotbelieveinthepractical
possibilityofaselfpropelledboat,andalthoughthestch
builtehelittlecraftpuffedrrilyontheseihe
greateeroegleselfofthisfordable
ighthavegivenhiisreverafalgar.
asforfultouedtotheuatesand,being
apraboat
panytogetherhrobertr.livingston,asignerof
thedeinister
tofranryingtosellhisiion.
thefirststearofthisnepany,the``t,
onopolyofalltheersofnewyork
state,equippedhanenginebuiltbyboultonandtof
birnghanengland,beganaregularservicebetweennew
yorkandalbanyintheyear1807.
asforpoorjohnfitch,thenwholongbeforeanyone
elsehadusedthe``steaoatforrcialpurposes,he
ptyofpurse,he
hadetotheendofhisresourceshboat,h
eansofascreroyed.
hisneighboursjeeredathistheyolaugha
hundredyearslaterructedhis
funnyflyinges.fitchhadhopedtogivehisuntry
aneasyaccesstothebroadriversoftheen
preferredtotravelinflatboatsoonfoot.intheyear
1798,inutterdespairandsery,fitchkilledhielfbytaking
poison.
butterof1850
tonsandkingsixknotsanhour,theuretaniagoesjust
fourtisasfast,savannahtoliverpool
inthererdtioftyfivedays.thentherewas
aothederisionoftheltitudeandintheirenthusiasbr >
thepeoplegavethecreditfortheiiontothean.
sixyearslater,geestephenson,ast,whohad
beenbuildinglootivesforthepurposeofhaulingalfrobr >
theosltingovensandttonfactories,builthis
faus``travellingenginehepriceofalby
alstseventypertapossibletoestablish
thefirstregularpassengerservicebetaerand
liverpool,citytocityatthe
unheardofspeedoffifteenlesperhour.adozenyears
later,thisspeedhadbeenincreasedtotilesperhour.
atthepresentti,anyhedirectdesdant
ofthepunylittletordrivenler
andlevassoroftheeightiesofthelastturydobetter
thantheseearly``puffingbillies.
butindedengineersproving
upontheirrattling``heatengines,agroupof``pure
stistsnefourteenhoursofeachdaytothe
studyofthose``theoreticalstifionahouth
noicalprogressinga
oleadthentothestsecretand
hiddendoinsofnature.
tberofgreekandron
philosophersnotablythalesofletusandplinywhowas
killedryingtostudytheeruptionofvesuviusofthe
year79peiiandhereu
theasheshadnoticedthestraicsofbitsofstrawandof
featherberhwasbeing
rubbedenoftheddleages
hadnotbeeedinthissterious``electricpower.
butiediatelyaftertherenaissance,gilbert,the
privatephysiofqueenelizabeth,oustreatise
ontheags.duringthe
thirtyyearsasterdeburgandtheioroftheairpu,nstructedthe
firstelectricale.durituryalargenuer
ofsselvestothestudyofelectricity.
hanthreeprofessorsiedthefausleyden
jarintheyear1795.atthesati,benjanfranklin,
thestuniversalgeniusofariinthoon
nepshireonatof
hisprobritishsyathiesbeoford
inghisattentiontothissubject.hedisveredthat
lightningandtheelee
electriuedhiselectricstudiesuntiltheendof
hisbusyandusefullife.thencavoltaous
``electricpileandgalvanianddayandthedanishprofessor
hanspereandaragoandfaraday,
alloftheiligentsearchersafterthetruenatureoftheelectric
forces.
theyfreelygavetheirdisveriestotheuel
rseonbeganhiscareerasanartistthought
thatheuldusethisssages
froytoanother.heinteousepper
aeed.people
laughedathirsethereforeofinancehis
oentsandsoonhehadspentallhisneyand
thenhewasverypoorandpeoplelaughedevenlouder.he
thenaskedohelphindaspecialtteeon
rtheirsupport.buttheersof
ngressorsehadto
tallngressionalappropriation.
hethenbuilta``telegraphbetoreand
on.intheyear1887hehadshosuccessful
``telegraphihelecturehallsofnewyork
uy.finally,ohofyoftheyear1844the
firstlongdistancessageonto
baltireandtodaythehtelegraph
europetoasiainafew
sends.tbellused
theelectriccurrentforhistelephone.andhalfatury
afterprovedupontheseideasbyiinga
systefsendingssageshdidaway
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