History of Transpotation

By als9514
  • Period: 8200 BCE to

    Ships

    Ships are used to transport people, ideas, and goods over the water.
  • 6000 BCE

    Taming of the Horse

    Taming of the Horse
    Horses are being tamed for the purpose of transportation, not food.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to

    Wheels

    Wheels are used in a variety of ways, the most prominent usage is in transportation, though it is used in manufacturing as well.
  • 2000 BCE

    Chariots

    Chariots
    Chariots are used to quickly move people.
  • 1300 BCE

    Sailboat

    Sailboat
    The first sailboats are being made for long distance travel over water.
  • 490 BCE

    Marathon

    Marathon
    During an ancient war, a man runs 26.2 miles to warn of an impeding attack. The marathon begins

  • Invention of the Steam Engine

    Invention of the Steam Engine
    The steam engine revolutionizes the way we create and use power. This is the push towards vehicles we have needed.
  • Period: to

    Flight

    People begin to travel through the air. Movement becomes incredibly quick.

  • First Hot Air Balloon Launch

    First Hot Air Balloon Launch
    This changed people's minds about movement of people. It proved that people could fly, and helped to spur us down the path of flight.
  • Period: to

    Railroad

    Trains powered by steam engines and other means began to be used to move goods and people.

  • Steamboats

    Steamboats
    Steamboats are paddle driven boats that can easily go against the flow of rivers. They require steam engines to operate.

  • Bicycle

    Bicycle
    The first bicycles, while odd looking, were a step forward in the movement of people.

  • First Traffic Light

    First Traffic Light
    The first traffic light ushered in an age of proper safety, helping to make this industry succeed.

  • First Transcontinental Railroad

    First Transcontinental Railroad
    This railroad united the east and west of America in a way that was not achieved before. One could travel from each side of America in a single week.

  • First Automobile

    First Automobile
    Karl Benz, a german engineer, creates the first engine powered land vehicles with four wheels, the car.

  • First Motorcycles

    First Motorcycles
    The first motorcycles were substantially harder to create than cars, and as such were much rarer to see on the roads.

  • 60 Miles an Hour Barrier

    60 Miles an Hour Barrier
    This was crushed with a speed of 65.8 miles an hour by a frenchman. This began the race to see who could travel the fastest on all mediums.

  • First Powered Flight

    First Powered Flight
    This was the first flight of a heavier than air object. Achieved by Wilbur and Orville Wright.

  • Transatlantic Crossing

    Transatlantic Crossing
    First non-stop flight to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Sound Barrier

    Sound Barrier
    Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, with a speed of 958 miles an hour, in the X-1.