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Jan 19, 770
Horse shoes
Iron horse shoes were created to improve transportation by horse. -
Period: Jan 19, 770 to
History of transport
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Jan 19, 1492
Flying Machines
Leonardo da Vinci first to seriously theorize about flying machines - with over 100 drawings that illustrated his theories on flight -
Submarine
Cornelis Drebbel invented the first submarine - an human oared submersible -
Bus
Blaise Pascal invents the first public bus - horse-drawn, regular route, schedule, and fare system -
Clockwork Carriage
Jacques de Vaucanson demonstrates his clockwork powered carriage -
First Self-propelled road Vehicle
First self-propelled road vehicle invented by Joseph Cugnot -
PaddleWheele steamboat
First practical steamboat demonstrated by Marquis Claude Francois de Jouffroy d'Abbans - a paddle wheel steamboat -
Hot air Balloons
The Montgolfier brothers invent the first hot air balloons -
Modern Bicycle
Modern bicycles invented -
Locomotive (steam)
Richard Trevithick invented the first steam powered locomotive. -
Locomotive with internal combustion power
Isaac de Rivas Richard Trevithick invented the first steam powered locomotive - With internal combustion power - however, very unsuccessful design. -
SteamBoat-With normal passanger service
First steamboat with regular passenger service - inventor Robert Fulton's Clermont -
Practical steam locomotive
George Stephenson invents the first practical steam powered railroad locomotive -
Gosoline engine automobile
Jean Lenoir makes a gasoline engine automobile -
Motorcycle
First motorcycle invented -
Locomotive Break
George Westinghouse invents the compressed air locomotive brake. -
Cable Car
First cable car invented -
First practical auto mobile powered by internal combustion engine
Karl Benz builds the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal combustion engine -
Drigible-Zeppelin
Ferdinand von Zeppelin invents the first successful dirigible - the Zeppelin -
The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers invent and fly the first engined airplane -
First Helicopter
Very first helicopter - unsuccessful design -
Assembly LIne
Henry Ford improves the assembly line for automobile manufacturing