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A Brief History of Earth-Alpha Section 1: Napoleon Author’s Note: In this article, some person’s names will be prefaced with an asterisk [*]. This is to denote that the person indicated occupies roughly the position and status of the person with the same name in our time line. Thus, *Edison is similar, but not identical to, the Edison of our time line.) Author’s Second Note: There will be a focus on Europe and North America, because of the (mostly) technological emphasis of this essay. “You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I have no time for such nonsense.” Alleged quote by Napoleon Bonaparte, when offered a steamship by Robert Fulton, Our Timeline. “Monsieur Cugnot has shown us how to propel carts on land with steam, let us see what this Mister Fulton can teach us about steam moving ships on water.” Alleged quote by Napoleon Bonaparte, when offered a steamship by Robert Fulton, Earth-Alpha Timeline. The point of