Hallo,
Steam is all the rage in these modern times and its no different on the waters. Robert Fulton’s one of a kind steamboat, The Clermont, set (un)sail (guffaw!) for the first time two fortnights ago on a foggy Tuesday morn.
Spectators were bewildered to see the 130 foot schooner slice through water with nary a breeze. [...]
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First steamboat launches – sailing boat fannboys decry “Ho Hum” – 1807
Posted in Transportation, tagged Steam on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dung Be Gone – Horseless Carriage Wha? – 1803
Posted in Transportation, tagged buggy whips, Carriage, Steam, Trevithick on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hallo,
Richard Trevithick has finally put his high pressure steam engine to good use. His latest mechanical marvel is a Carriage powered not by horse or Chinaman, but by the power of steam. No specifications are yet available but passengers report the ride is miserable. Trevithick claims this is an early prototype, but thinks the future [...]
