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Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1890

Page

4

Centennial history of the patent office fire and Fulton’s propulsion idea

The passage recalls the early patent office buildings in Washington and a 1836 foundation for a grand national gallery housing 200000 models of American inventions and historic treasures. It notes the 1977 fire that destroyed much of the collection, then highlights Robert Fulton’s 1793 steamboat propulsion concept and Chancellor Livingston’s 1708 exclusive navigation grant in New York.

Samuel Hopkins Department of American Patent Office Edward Thomas Jefferson State Department Jefferson Ienry Knox Massachusetts Edmond Randolph Virginia War Department Washington Post Office Congress National Gallery Gen. Jackson New Orleans Benjamin Franklin Robert Fulton Chancelor Livingston New York

Howe and the Sewing Machine and Other 19th Century Marvels

A compact survey of 19th century progress highlights Eli Whitney's cotton gin transforming cotton production and Eli Howe and Edison shaping American industry. It notes Whitney, Howe, and Edison as pivotal figures, and includes brief aphorisms and anecdotes on culture, science, and society from period magazines.

Howe Ohio United States Americh Eli Whitney South Carolina Whitney Massachusetts Elias Howe Yale College South America Edison

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