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John Fitch (January 21, 1743 – July 2, 1798) was an American inventor, clockmaker, entrepreneur, and engineer. He was most famous for operating the first steamboat service in the United States. The first boat, 45 feet long, was tested on the Delaware River by Fitch and his design assistant Steven Pagano.
John Cooper Fitch (Indianapolis, 4 agosto 1917 – Salisbury, 31 ottobre 2012) è stato un pilota automobilistico e ingegnere statunitense. Pilota di successo nella categoria sport ed endurance, ha preso parte a 2 Gran Premi in Formula 1, i Gran Premi d'Italia del 1953 e del 1955.
John Cooper Fitch (August 4, 1917 in Indianapolis, Indiana – October 31, 2012) was an American racing driver and inventor. He was the first American to race automobiles successfully in Europe in the post-war era.
John Fitch (born January 21, 1743, Windsor, Connecticut, U.S.—died July 2, 1798, Bardstown, Kentucky) was a pioneer of American steamboat transportation who produced serviceable steamboats before Robert Fulton.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
30 gen 2018 · L'era del battello a vapore iniziò in America nel 1787 quando l'inventore John Fitch (1743-1798) completò con successo la prima prova di un battello a vapore sul fiume Delaware alla presenza di membri della Convenzione costituzionale.
30 gen 2018 · The era of the steamboat began in America in 1787 when inventor John Fitch (1743-1798) completed the first successful trial of a steamboat on the Delaware River in the presence of members of the Constitutional Convention.
First Steamboat. An unsung jack-of-all-trades built America's first steam-powered boat, envisioning open access to the new nation's natural resources. Broad Experience. While the credit usually...
