Does anyone know who ACTUALLY Invented the Fog-horn?and When?

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these Horn's are found on boat's,ship's etc

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The first automated steam-powered fog horn was invented by Robert Foulis of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

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The first automated steam-powered fog horn was invented by Robert Foulis of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The first model was installed on Partridge Island in 1859, replacing the less effective bell and cannon which had been formerly used as warnings to ships in fog.

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According to last week's episode of the BBC programme "Coast", the foghorn was invented in 1853 by Scottish inventor Robert Foulis, when he heard his daughter playing the piano across the bay and noticed that the lower notes were more distinct and travelled further than the higher notes.

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The first one was run on steam.

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James Watt, a Scottish inventor, in 1769. ...

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