What is Robert Fulton?
{{Infobox person | name = Robert Fulton | image = Fulton.jpg | caption = Portrait of Fulton | birth_name = Robert Fulton | birth_date = {{Birth date|1765|11|14}} | birth_place = Little Britain, [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Province of Pennsylvania]], [[British America]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1815|2|24|1765|11|14}} | death_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | nationality = American | spouse = {{marriage|Harriet Livingston<br>|January 8, 1808}} | occupation = Engineer, inventor, businessman | known_for = Steamboat, {{ship||Nautilus|1800 submarine}} | years_active = 1793–1815 | resting_place = [[Trinity Church Cemetery]] }} '''Robert Fulton''' (November 14, 1765 – February 25, 1815) was an American [[engineer]] and [[inventor]] who invented the [[steamboat]]. [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton county]] (county in the state of Georgia) was named after him. {{bio-stub}} [[Category:1765 births]] [[Category:1815 deaths]] [[Category:Engineers from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:American inventors]]