sep 9, 1783 - An invention made possible by the steam engine,
the first steamboats were powered by modified water pumps!
The first steam-powered ship was a paddle steamer;
it was built in France in 1783 by Marquis Claude de Jouffroy, a French inventor.
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Inventions invented during the industrial revolution
The clue's in the name, really...
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