transport on water

By iratiiii__________________
  • 4000 BCE

    Reeds

    Reeds
    One of the first appearances were the reeds. They were invented around 4000 BC, in Egypt by the Egyptians. The reeds were an unusual thing because even the sails were made of reed.

  • paddle steamers

    paddle steamers
    paddle steamers appear. They were invented in the late 18th century, in France by Denis Papin. Sailing ships dominated the seas until paddle steamers.

  • steam ship

    steam ship
    steamship. It was invented in 1845, in France by Brunel. It was built of iron and it had a six blade propeller instead of side paddle wheels.

  • Hovercraft

    Hovercraft
    hovercraft . It was invented in the 1950s, in the UK by Cristopher Cockrell. It skims over the water on a cushion of air.
    Christpher Cockrell, was born on June 9, 1781 in England. He died in 1999 the 1st of june, aged 89 years. He became popular with her invention, called Hovercraft. The idea of creating the invention occurred to him, because he thinks that if the entire craft were lifted from the water, the craft would effectively have no drag.

  • Jet ski

    Jet ski
    One of the most recent inventions is the jet ski. It was invented in 1973, in the UK by Clayton Jabsobsen. Nowadays, you can move on water in a basic canoe, a sailing boat, a jet ski or in a huge ocean liner.