Thursday, 2 February 2023

James Rumsey’s Steamboat

quote [ In 1787, American engineer James Rumsey demonstrated before a crowd of local notables a peculiar boat on the Potomac River at Shepherdstown in present-day West Virginia. The boat was propelled by a steam engine, but the power of the steam did not turn any propellers nor any paddlewheel. ]

Steamboat waiting by the waterside
[SFW] [history] [+1 Insightful]
[by ScoobySnacks@8:59amGMT]

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