James Rumsey
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Cecil County |
| Maryland | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | December 21,1792 |
| Died | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Project | Potomac Company |
| Significant design | Water-tube boiler |
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| ID | 1587607 |
James Rumsey Life story
James Rumsey was an American mechanical engineer chiefly known for exhibiting a boat propelled by machinery in 1787 on the Potomac River at Shepherdstown in present-day West Virginia before a crowd of local notables, including Horatio Gates.
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