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At the dawn of the 19th century, humanity's methods of movement were limited to natural power, but two great movements, the Political Revolution and the Industrial Revolution, were about to give birth to a third revolution, the High Technology Revolution. Freemasons played important roles in this revolution, with Robert R. Livingston, a leading member of the Freemasons and Grand Master of Masons in New York, partnering with Robert Fulton to develop the first commercially successful steam-powered vessel, the North River Steam Boat. Livingston's contributions to the American Revolution and his role in the development of the steamboat were significant, and his participation in Freemasonry was not unique among the founding generation, with George Washington being a notable example. The involvement of Freemasons in the development of high technology, including the steamboat, helped to shape the human dynamic and alter the relationship between time and space.