Robert Fulton dead at 95

[widebmw]

Robert E. Fulton Jr., an Intrepid Inventor, Is Dead at
95
By DOUGLAS MARTIN

Published: May 11, 2004


Robert E. Fulton Jr., an adventurous inventor whose
more than 70 patents included a car that could fly and
a rescue system for spies behind enemy lines that was
used by the C.I.A. and a James Bond movie, died on
Friday at his home in Newtown, Conn. He was 95.

His death was announced by his son Rawn.

[gambrinus]

Here is a photo of him on his bike during his 1932 trip around the world. (hope this works)

[Win3855]

An amazing man,an amazing trip, an amazing book. One of the greatest solo bike adventures ever ridden. :cry

[YB in IN]

Okay guys, I'm out of the loop on this one. Can I get some more info about him?

[widebmw]

In 1932 Robert E. Fulton left England to go home to New York.
He went East on a motorcycle. Read his book "once upon a caravan".
Also he took a movie camera and filmed some of it.
Get the video "Twice upon a caravan". See a lot of the world as it was in 1932.
You can get both at- http://www.whitehorsepress.com/
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--New York Times writer William Hamilton, speaking of Robert Fulton's 18-month motorcycle journey around the globe in 1932.

Robert Edison Fulton, Jr, an adventurer, sculptor, visionary poet, and innovative thinker credited with inventing air safety and rescue devices that may have saved countless lives from World War II to the Gulf War, died Friday, May 7, at his Newtown home.

[PeoriaMac]

Robert Fulton’s legendary journey by motorcycle began in 1932 when he set out on an eighteen-month odyssey across Asia and the Mid-East. This is possibly the first, and certainly one of the best accounts of motorcycle adventure travel ever written.

Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Sumatra, Malaysia, Siam, Indonesia, China, and Japan are challenging destinations even today. But this story took place at the beginning of the 20th century. Only a special brand of adventurer would even consider such a journey—one exactly like Fulton.

His customized bike had an extra large fuel tank, a secret hiding place for his .32 revolver, and enough room in his luggage for a motion-picture camera and 40,000 feet of film. This entertaining story, narrated with Fulton’s remarkable insight and illustrated by his original drawings, photographs, maps, and charts, tells of his travels in Turkey, Waziristan, Afghanistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Robert Fulton is a Renaissance man with an enormous appetite for life who did not stop at dreams. This book takes you to a fascinating part of our world that’s been lost forever, seen through the eyes of one of the 20th century’s greatest spirits.

Along with the Skyhook, he also invented a flying car -- which resides in the Smithsonian.

Like they said -- amazing man.