Transport of water

By Naia@07
  • 4000 BCE

    Reed boat

    Reed boat
    The Reed boat was made around 4000 BC, was invented in Egypt by the Egyptians. Even the sails were made of reeds.
  • 1200

    Chinese Junk

    Chinese Junk
    The Chinese Junk was invented by the Chinese in China, around 1200 AD. The Chinese had added a single steering oar to their large ships called ‘junks’.

  • Steamship

    Steamship
    Brunel lived in Great Britain, and in 1845 invented the Steamship. The first steamship made of iron. It had a six-blade propeller instead of side paddle wheels.

  • Hovercraft

    Hovercraft
    In U.K in the 1950s, Christopher Cockerell invented the Hovercraft. It skims over the water on a cushion of air.

  • Jet Ski

    Jet Ski
    The Jet Ski is a motorcycle that can go over the water. This invention invented Clayton Jacobsen in USA in 1973.

  • Clayton Jacobsen (the inventor of the Jet Ski)

    Clayton Jacobsen (the inventor of the Jet Ski)
    Clayton Jacobsen was born the 12 of october of 1933 in U.S. This inventor invented the Jet Sky. Clayton Jacobsen invented the Jet Ski because, he lamented that there had to be a way to enjoy the euphoria and excitement of a motorcycle without the inherent danger of falling on hard ground at high speeds.
    One night Jacobson drew his "motorcycle for water"; which, at the time, looked like some sort of motorized water ski.