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10,000 BCE
The first boats
The first boats consisted of carved logs. The were used to travel by water but not through very long distances. -
3500 BCE
Invention of the wheel
The wheel is one of the most important inventions and it has been an irreplaceable element for our main means of transport over the years. -
3500 BCE
Invention of the boat with oars
People were also capable of travelling faster and fight against the marine currents. Rowing let them to choose the direction of the ship. -
2000 BCE
The domestication of horses
At first, horses were used to carry the coffin to the burials. However, it's believed that they had been domesticated since 4.000 BC. They will be used as a mean of transport until nowadays. -
312 BCE
The first Roman roads
The first Roman roads were built starting from 312 BC. Around 50.000 miles of paved roads were built by the Romans in order to communicate all their Empire. -
The invention of the submarine
Cornelis Drebbel can be consider as its inventor, even though, a spanish engineer had already invented a submarine some years ago but without any proof. It has been used as a mena of transport and a weapon in wars. -
The horse-drawn public bus
It had a regular route, schedule and fare system. It was the predecessor of the cart drawn by horses. -
The first steamboat
It was invented by Jouffroy d'Abbans in 1783, using the steam engine functioning. -
The first hot-air balloon
The brothers Montgolfier invented the hot-air balloon. It was the first human-carrying flight technology. -
The first steam-powered locomotive
In 1814, George Stephenson built the first steam-powered locomotive. The predecessor of today's modern trains. -
The first automobile
It was the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine. It was first built in 1886 but invented one year before. -
The first zeppelin
Ferdinand von Zeppelin invented the Zeppelin and in March, 14th 1899 patented it in the USA. -
The invention of the motor-driven airplane
The brothers Wright invented the first model of it. It has evolved into today's planes. -
The first flight of the space shuttle
The space shuttle "Columbia" was launched after being built during the 60's.
