According to the text, what changes the determination of who invented the steamboat?
Answer
The definition used, such as success by profit versus mechanical demonstration
Attributing the invention depends entirely on the criteria used; specifically, whether the definition requires the first successful movement of a boat with steam power or the first steamboat that could operate profitably.
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