Project Gutenberg 2020-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 204 Parsons, William Barclay 1859 1932 Parsons, Wm. Barclay (William Barclay) 23005456 Robert Fulton and the Submarine Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Robert Fulton and the Submarine" by William Barclay Parsons is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life of Robert Fulton, an American engineer, inventor, and artist renowned for designing the first practical submarine, the Nautilus. It delves into his early years, influences, and the political and technical challenges he encountered in bringing his innovative ideas to fruition. The opening of the text introduces the reader to Robert Fulton’s journey from art to engineering, highlighting his interactions with influential figures like Joel Barlow and Gaspard Monge. It describes Fulton’s initial forays into submarine design during his time in France, including his attempts to persuade the French government of the submarine's strategic importance. As the narrative unfolds, we learn about Fulton's designs and the secrecy surrounding them, setting the stage for his experiments with underwater navigation and linking them to broader political ambitions during his era. The text serves as a prelude to a detailed exploration of Fulton's innovations and their implications for maritime warfare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Submarines (Ships) Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 VM Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 399280 2025-07-25T07:31:09.315640 text/html 379651 2024-10-18T06:40:03 text/html 2824886 2025-07-25T07:31:17.742552 application/epub+zip 2822715 2025-07-25T07:31:11.542615 application/epub+zip 227806 2025-07-25T07:31:10.263586 application/epub+zip 2937407 2025-07-25T07:31:22.619549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2903286 2025-07-25T07:31:16.828585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311224 2022-09-28T15:02:55.326788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345718 2025-07-25T07:31:08.377618 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325837 2024-10-18T06:40:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17057 2025-07-25T07:31:22.777509 application/rdf+xml 16211 2025-07-25T07:31:10.372582 image/jpeg 2613 2025-07-25T07:31:10.318582 image/jpeg 2812675 2025-07-25T07:31:09.415597 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia