Transportation evolution

The Evolution of Land Transportation

By Angel5512

  • The invention of the first automobile

    The invention of the first automobile
    In 1769, another Frenchman named Nicolas Joseph Cugnot attempted to adapt a steam engine technology to a road vehicle.The heavy engine added so much weight to the vehicle that it was ultimately too impractical for something that had a top speed of two and ½ miles an hour.

  • The first train

    The first train
    First train appeared in the year 1804. It managed to pull 25 tonnes of iron material and 70 people over the distance of 10 miles.

  • The first gasoline-powered automobile

    The first gasoline-powered automobile
    It wasn’t until 1858 that Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir of Belgium invented the internal combustion engine, therefore creating the first gasoline-powered automobile.

  • The world's first motorcycle

    The world's first motorcycle
    The two-wheeled steam-powered bicycle.

  • First modern car

    First modern car
    The year 1886 is regarded as the birth year of the modern car when German inventor Karl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen. Cars became widely available in the early 20th century. One of the first cars that were accessible to the masses was the 1908 Model T, an American car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company.

  • The first skateboard

    The first skateboard
    Skateboarding, as we know it, was probably born sometime in the late 1940s, or early 1950s, when surfers in California wanted something to do when the waves were flat. This was called "sidewalk surfing" – a new wave of surfing on the sidewalk as the sport of surfing became highly popular.

  • The first flying car

    The first flying car
    The first flying car was based on the Ford Pinto, and killed its inventor. If you're one of those people who's always wondering why the flying car hasn't been invented yet, you're too late. The first flying car was already created back in the 1970s — but don't get too excited. It was literally a huge disaster.

  • The first MODERN flying car

    The first MODERN flying car
    World's first FLYING CAR that can turn into a plane in less than a minute and soar along at 100mph is going on sale in the US next month. According to manufacturer Terrafugia, which belongs to the parent company of Volvo, the Transition can fly up to 400 miles (640km) at top speeds of 100mph (160kmh).