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William Symington (1763 – 1831), an English engineer who developed the first steam-powered marine engine used to power the world's first paddle steamer in 1788. In 1801, he developed a successful steam-driven paddle wheel and used it to propel one of the first practical steamboats, the Charlotte Dundas. It was designed as a canal tug and demonstrated successfully in 1803. It pulled two 70-ton barges 19 miles (31 km) along the Forth and Clyde Canal in six hours.
Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Symington, William". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 18, 2006; Last revised Date August 18, 2006; Retrieved May 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Symington,_William>
Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
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