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Stevens, John
| (1749-1838), U.S. mechanical engineer and pioneer in steamboats, was first in the United States to build a screw-powered steamboat (1802), first in the world to operate a sea-going steamboat (1808, the Phoenix), and first in the world to operate a steam ferry service. In 1825 he built the first experimental U.S.-built steam locomotive. He also proposed an armored navy, bridge designs, a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River, and an elevated railroad for New York City. He was born in 1749, New York City, and died March 6, 1838, Hoboken, New Jersey. |
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