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First submarine
Cornelis Drebbel invented the first submarine -
First Public Bus system
Blaise Pascal invents a horse-drawn public bus which has a regular route, schedule, and fare system -
First Car
Ferdinand Verbiest may have built what may have been the first steam powered car -
Steam engine
The steam engine is invented in Scotland. -
First hot air balloon
Joseph Montgolfier and Étienne Montgolfier launch the first hot air balloons -
First Parachute
The parachute is invented in France. -
Scotland invents the bicyle
The bicycle is invented in Scotland. -
Gas Powered Vehicle
Isaac de Rivas made a hydrogen gas -powered vehicle -
Railway
George Stephenson built the first practical steam-powered railway locomotive -
Improved Railways
George Westinghouse invented the compressed-air brake for railway trains. -
Car uses gas?
The first car is run by gasoline in the United States. -
Industrial Revolution
. With telegraphy, communication became instant and independent of transport. The invention of the steam engine
and rail transport. The development of the steam ship, that sped up global transport. The first highways were constructed. -
After World war l
the first controllable airplane was invented, it became a fast way to transport people and express goods over long distances. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford develops the assembly line method of automobile manufacturing -
20th Century Turn
The development of the combustion engine and the automobile. Road transport became more viable, allowing the introduction of mechanical private transport. -
Traffic signal
The traffic signal is invented in the United States. -
Jet Engine
The jet engine is invented in England. -
Improved Helicopters
The double-rotor helicopter is invented in Germany. -
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Travelling to space
Spaceflight was launched in the 50's and had rapid growth until the 70's. -
Hovercraft
The hovercraft is invented in England. -
International Air Travel
The jet engine was invented which became very accessible. -
First "real" flight
First flight of the Boeing 747 -
First man to land on earth
First manned Moon landing -
Space Shuttle
First flight of the space shuttle -
Maglev Train
the first commercial high speed Maglev train starts operation between Shanghai and its airport.
