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Robert Fulton was proudly gazing at the enormous steamboat that was made of redwood and huge sheets of metal. Then he would take a cursory glance down at the tiny model that wasn't even a foot long. He was wondering "how well will it work?"
Robert Fulton Jr. was born on a farm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on November 14, 1765 on the Conowingo Creek, in Little Britain Township. Fulton liked to live in the country, with his many brothers and sisters. Even when he was young Robert was bound to be an inventor.
At ten years of age, the young inventor saved Lancaster's Independence Day. There was a shortage of candles so the people of Lancaster couldn't use the candles. To make up for the lack of brightness, the young kid created a blazing rocket.
When he was an adult, Fulton went to Paris, France to become an artist. At the time, Britain and France were in a war and Britain told Fulton that if he could help them, they would pay him lots of money. But suddenly, Britain didn't want Robert's help anymore.
Luckily, after a few months Napoleon asked Robert if he could help France win the war the catch was, Fulton had a short period of time. Fulton needed money, so he said that he would try. Robert Fulton tried to prove that the weapons on his "diving boat" were capable of destroying a ship, by destroying test target, but couldn't. After he ran out of time, Robert finally destroyed a target, yet it was too late.
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