History of the steam engine This boat could typically make 7 to 8 miles per hour, and traveled more than during its short length of service. The Fitch steamboat was not a commercial success, as this route was adequately covered by relatively good wagon roads. In 1802 William Symington built a practical steamboat, and in 1807 Robert Fulton used a Watt steam engine to power the first commercially successful steamboat. Oliver Evans in his turn was in favour of "strong steam" which he applied to boat engines and to stationary uses. He was a pioneer of cylindrical boilers; however Evans' boilers did suffer several serious
Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) at the Boston Museum of Science introduction/audio check is Leonard Nimoy reciting "Who Put the Bomp" The song was parodied by Bob Rivers as "Who Put the Stump?", involving, from the perspective of an angel on top of a Christmas tree, the tree being inserted up the angel's rectum. The lyrics include "Who put the stump in my rump ba-bump ba-bump". The song is referenced in Swedish comedy group Grotesco's sketch "The Trial", a parody of American courtroom dramas in which the characters speak broken English without subtitles for a confused Swedish audience. Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp,