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Robert Fulton, 95; inventor traveled globe on motorcycle
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Robert Fulton was probably the first man to circumnavigate the
globe on a motorcycle. He recounted his experiences in a book, One
Man Caravan (1937), illustrated with photographs of the sights and
people he had encountered.
Later he became an inventor, responsible for developing the
world's first combat gunnery simulator, the first flying car to be
certified by the American Civil Aeronautics Administration, and the
Skyhook air-sea rescue system, which fishes Sean Connery out of the
sea...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Robert Fulton Jr.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Robert Fulton Jr., 95 Inventor, adventurer Wednesday, May 12, 2004 Newtown, Conn. -- Robert Fulton Jr., who invented a flying automobile, drove a motorcycle around the world, and was present when King Tut's tomb was first opened, died Friday, his son said. He was 95. Fulton developed his flying
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 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Obituary: Robert Fulton; Adventurer, writer and inventor of the Airphibian flying car.(Obituaries)
The Independent (London, England)
; ... published in 1937 and illustrated with 200 of his own photographs, maps and drawings. His 17-month ride around the world, eastwards from ... horse-power, two- cylinder odyssey. For all Fulton's studying of maps, anticipation of rainy seasons and visas, there was trouble ahead ...
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 "Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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OPINION: Celebrating 'Clermont' and rich era of steamships in Albany.
Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ... or by e-mail at flebrun@timesunion.com. Copyright (c) 2007, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write ...
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ASK THE GLOBE
The Boston Globe
; Q. What information can you provide on Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat? Are there any biographies about him? A.K., Winthrop A. Robert Fulton (1765-1815) was not only a talented inventor, but also an engineer and painter. Born near Lancaster, Pa., he began demonstrating mechanical genius
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Mishap on silo leads to rescue
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
; Firefighters Monday rescued an unconscious 20-year-old man from atop a Drumore Township silo. Daniel J. Stoltzfus, of Drumore, was standing on a small platform about 40 feet above the ground shortly after 4 p.m., attempting to fill the silo with grain, when the grain chute dislodged from the silo
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