"steam boat" 1786, antedates 1787

Sun Apr 24 18:27:53 UTC 2011

At 4/24/2011 12:20 PM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
>Sorry, I don't understand what myth was busted.

The myth I received, that Fulton *invented* the steam boat.  Rather,
I am now informed that he is merely "widely credited with developing
the first commercially successful steamboat" (Wikipedia).

Joel

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