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PLTW History of the Wheel

By alyssalecours
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    The First Wheel

    The First Wheel
    3500 BC The first wheel was made out of solid wood, and was invented by the Meopotamians as a potter's wheel but then was used for transportation and placed on a chariot.
  • 125

    Spokes

    Spokes
    2000 BC
    The egyptians came upo with spokes in order to use less materials.
  • 150

    Iron Rims

    Iron Rims
    1000 BC
    The Celtics put iron rims around the wheels of their chariots.

  • First Wire Spokes

    First Wire Spokes
    "G. F. Bauer registered a patent for the first wire tension spoke." The wire was "threaded through the rim of the wheel."
    http://www.autoevolution.com/news/history-of-the-wheel-7334.html

  • Pneumatic Wheel

    Pneumatic Wheel
    R. W. Thompson created the first pneumatic wheel.

  • Automobile wheel

    Automobile wheel
    Karl Benz used the spoke like design and added hard rubber for the automible wheels.

  • Dunlop's Improvements

    Dunlop's Improvements
    John Dunlop imroved R. W. Thompson's pneumatic wheel design by replacing the hard rubber on the wheel and patented it.

  • The Tweel

    The Tweel
    Michelin came up with the Tweel. It is a exotic, non-pneumatic wheel that has a tire tread.

  • Active Wheel System

    Active Wheel System
    This is the modern wheel, but only for electric cars.