History quiz

Robert fulton achievement in 1807 was laughed at as fultons folly what did he give the world?

Steamboat: Robert Fulton's significant achievement in 1807 was the successful demonstration of the steamboat "Clermont" on the Hudson River in New York. Although initially ridiculed as "Fulton's Folly" by skeptics, the steamboat revolutionized transportation and commerce by enabling reliable, efficient, and faster water travel.