John Fitch
1743-1798
American inventor who was one of the steam-boat's developers. Self-educated, Fitch experimented with a steam-propelled boat, constructing a model in 1785 and a steamboat tw...
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John Fitch
Born January 21, 1743 (Windsor Township, Connecticut)
Died July 2, 1798 (Kentucky)
Inventor
Entrepreneur
In 1787 American inventor John Fitch built the world's first working steamboa...
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John Fitch (1743-1798), an American mechanic and inventor, was the first to build and operate a steamboat successfully.John Fitch was born on a farm in Hartford County, Conn. By the age of 10 he had l...
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As a child Fitch had few years of schooling and suffered from a harsh father. He apprenticed himself to a clock maker, learned brass working, and later opened his own brass foundry. However, due to in...
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John Fitch
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John Fitch