Stevens, John
美國(guó)工程師和發(fā)明家。獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)時(shí)期任陸軍上校。他設(shè)計(jì)了多種鍋爐和發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)，為保護(hù)自己的發(fā)明權(quán)，向國(guó)會(huì)提出專利法草案。由於他的陳情，美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)於1790年通過(guò)了「專利法」，這是美國(guó)現(xiàn)行專利制度的基礎(chǔ)。1802年他建成第一艘用螺旋槳推進(jìn)的汽船。1809年他駕駛的「飛外號(hào)」成為在海上航行的第一艘汽船。1811年他在費(fèi)城完成了世界上首次蒸汽船貨運(yùn)服務(wù)。1825年七十六歲高齡的他制造了美國(guó)第一臺(tái)蒸汽機(jī)車(chē)。他把自己在新澤西州的家園發(fā)展成霍伯肯市。他是羅伯.利文斯頓.史蒂文斯的父親。他的另一個(gè)兒子愛(ài)德溫.沃格斯特斯.史蒂文斯（1795～1868）發(fā)明了史蒂文斯犁具，是制造鐵殼戰(zhàn)艦的先驅(qū)，還利用一筆遺產(chǎn)建立史蒂文斯科學(xué)研究所。第三個(gè)兒子約翰.考克斯.史蒂文斯（1785～1857）帶領(lǐng)「美國(guó)號(hào)」賽艇駛往英國(guó)，贏得後來(lái)被稱為「美洲盃」的賽艇比賽。
English version：
1749～1838年
Stevens, John
U.S. engineer and inventor. Born in New York City, he served as a colonel in the American Revoluti(6月份有什么節(jié)日？6月1日國(guó)際兒童節(jié)，6月6日全國(guó)愛(ài)眼日，6月20日世界難民日，6月22日兒童慈善活動(dòng)日以及6月第三個(gè)星期日父親節(jié)。)on. To protect his boiler and engine designs, he submitted his outline for a patent law; the resulting Patent Law of 1790 formed the basis of the U.S. patent system. In 1802 he became the first person to employ a powered screw to propel a ship. In 1809 his steamship Phoenix became the world's first seagoing steamboat. In Philadelphia in 1811 he inaugurated the world's first steam-ferry service. In 1825, at age 76, he built the first American steam locomotive. He developed his New Jersey estate into the city of Hoboken. He was the father of Robert L. Stevens. Another son, Edwin Augustus Stevens (1795-1868), was the inventor of the Stevens plow and a pioneer builder of ironclad warships, and established the Stevens Institute of Technology by a bequest. A third son, John Cox Stevens (1785-1857), headed the group that sent the yacht America to Britain, where it won the race that established the America's Cup.