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the first motor car was invented
On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – may be regarded as the birth certificate of the automobile. -
henry fords model T hits the scene
Henry Ford was an American inventor and business magnate and the founder of Ford Motor Company. He invented several vehicles, most famously the Model T automobile, and changed the auto industry forever by introducing the moving assembly line to car production -
electric start was invented
Charles Franklin Kettering invented the first electrical ignition system and the self-starter for automobile engines and the first practical engine-driven generator. Born in an Ohio farmhouse, Kettering graduated from Ohio State University in 1904 as an engineer. -
the first auto mobile assembly line was created
Ransom E. Old's was the person who started the assembly line -
automatic transmission was invented
Alfred Horner Munro was Born in Regina, Saskatchewan's, Canada. He invented the first AT in 1921. It was called “Automatic Safety Transmission” -
air conditioning was invented
Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system, launching an industry that would fundamentally improve the way we live, work and play. Genius can strike anywhere. For Willis Carrier, it was a foggy Pittsburgh train platform in 1902. -
they made electric fuel injection
The first electronic fuel injection system by Bosch, called D-Jetronic, was first introduced on the VW 1600 TL in 1967, but it soon appeared on many other cars from various brands like Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Citroën, Saab or Volvo, while Lucas built a slightly modified version for Jaguar under license -
the seat belt was created
Sir George Cayley was an English engineer responsible for creating the first-ever version of a seatbelt in the 19th Century - providing the blueprint for all safety belts to come.