Who Is Robert Fulton? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Robert Fulton is a Non-Fictional comic book character, with over 19 comic issue appearances. American inventor

Who is Robert Fulton?

Robert Fulton (1765 - 1815) was an American inventor from Pennsylvania. He moved to France during the French Revolution and there started working on the "Nautilus" which was completed in 1800. It is considered the first practical submarine. Cornelius Drebbel (1572 - 1633) had worked on the creation on navigable submarines from 1620 to 1624 but his creations could only stay submerged for up to three hours and failed to generate sufficient interest. Fulton's creations was intended to have sufficient provisions for twenty days at sea. Fulton tried to sell the Nautilus to first the French Navy and then the British one but failed to convince officials of its usefulness. He had more success while working on a steamboat. Several 18th century inventors had created steamboats, including Denis Papin (1647-1712), Jonathan Hulls (1699-1758), William Henry (1729-1786), Claude Francois Dorothee, Marquis de Jouffroy d'Abbans (1751-1832), James Rumsey (1743-1792), John Fitch (1743 - 1798), Patrick Miller (1730-1815) and William Symington (1764-1831).

Key facts

Robert Fulton is of human origin and first appeared in "Vol. 2 No. 9". The character is published by Non-Fictional. With 19 recorded issue appearances, Robert Fulton ranks among the most featured characters in comics.