text_original: Fulton did not undertake to make a successful steamboat without knowing of the failures of Fitch, Stevens, Symington, and others; and without imderstanding that after so many failures, men who still thought a practical steamboat could be built were looked upon as madmen.
text_transcription: FULTON DID NOT UNDERTAKE TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL STEAMBOAT WITHOUT KNOWING OF THE FAILURES OF FITCH STEVENS AND SIMMINGTON AND OTHERS AND WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THAT AFTER SO MANY FAILURES MEN WHO STILL THOUGHT A PRACTICAL STEAMBOAT COULD BE BUILT WERE LOOKED UPON AS MADMEN
phonemes: fˈʊltən dɪdnˌɑːt ˌʌndɚtˈeɪk tə mˌeɪk ɐ səksˈɛsfəl stˈiːmboʊt wɪðˌaʊt nˈoʊɪŋ ʌvðə fˈeɪlɪɹz ʌv fˈɪtʃ, stˈiːvənz, sˈɪmɪŋtən, ænd ˈʌðɚz; ænd wɪðˌaʊt ɪmdˈɜːstændɪŋ ðæt ˈæftɚ sˌoʊ mˈɛni fˈeɪlɪɹz, mˈɛn hˌuː stˈɪl θˈɔːt ɐ pɹˈæktɪkəl stˈiːmboʊt kʊd biː bˈɪlt wɜː lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn æz mˈædmɛn.