Subj : Today in History - 1791
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Aug 26 2023 04:48:00

26 August 1791 - FITCH WINS A PATENT FOR HIS STEAMBOAT:
Entrepreneur-inventor John Fitch receives a US patent for his
steam-powered boat, after years of experiments result in a craft that
can travel at a top speed of 8 miles per hour. It'll take two more
decades and engineer Robert Fulton's involvement before steamboats
become a profitable enterprise.

The person who gets the most credit for an invention is typically not
the innovator, but the one who makes the idea pay. Take, for example,
Robert Fulton, the "inventor" of the steamboat. The real innovators
behind steam propulsion were John Fitch and James Rumsey.

They began meaningful experiments around 1786; Fulton's successful
demonstration with the Clermont did not come until 1807. Fitch and
Rumsey are usually dismissed with brief mention when the evolution of
the steamboat is discussed; yet their groundbreaking work occurred
decades before Robert Fulton won acclaim as the inventor of this
transportation breakthrough.

Both Fitch and Rumsey were outstanding innovators. Rumsey was a
mechanical genius with an innovative approach to solving mechanical
problems. Fitch was a colorful frontier entrepreneur who seemed fated to
suffer misfortune throughout his life. They came into direct conflict in
1788 as they fought for the patent protection they both thought they
deserved.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Tom Yam Steamboat Soup
 Categories: Seafood, Herbs, Vegetables, 
      Yield: 4 servings

      2    Tom Yam Stock Cubes
   2200 mL (75 fl oz) water
     80 g  (3 oz) spring onion bulbs;
           - lightly smashed
      3 ts Sprig coriander root
      3    Lemongrass; thin sliced
      4    Lime leaves; smashed
      1 tb Olive oil
      1 c  Straw mushrooms
    100 g  (3 1/2 oz) long bean
     50 g  (2 oz) ripe tomatoes
    100 g  (3 1/2 oz) assorted seafood;
           - mussels, scallops, fish
           - fillets
      8    Fresh prawns; cleaned and
           - whiskers trimmed off

  Heat up a pot with olive oil, lightly fry the shallots
  and spring onion bulbs a light brown.

  Add in 2 Knorr tom yam cubes and the rest of the
  ingredients for steamboat stock.

  Bring it to a boil, add in the fresh prawns and simmer
  for 5 minutes or until the prawns turn bright red.

  Add in the rest of the steamboat ingredients and be
  ready to serve in 5mins.

  Do add in the prawns only when the soup base is boiling
  so as not to overcook the prawns.

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.knorr.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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