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This digital document is an article from Mechanical Engineering-CIME, published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers on April 1, 2009. The length of the article is 1885 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Genesis of the steamboat: Fulton made it work on the second day.(Robert Fulton)
Author: Robert O. Woods
Publication: Mechanical Engineering-CIME (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Volume: 131 Issue: 4 Page: 44(4)

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• Published on: 2009-04-01
• Released on: 2009-04-09
• Format: HTML
• Binding: Digital
• 7 pages

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It is easy to fall into the habit of thinking that the Founding Fathers brought about the American Revolution and then faded into some sort of oblivion. Oil reflection, however, we realize that all of them were human beings faced with the need to earn a livelihood even after the glory days.

Benjamin Franklin returned from his post as Ambassador to France and opened a printing shop. Thomas Jefferson took time off from his meticulous architectural drafting to become Secretary of State. George Washington managed a plantation and, in 1785, became president of a company that sought to make the Potomac River navigable.