Transport modes

Transport in History

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  • The First Automobile

    The First Automobile
    In 1769, A frenchman named Nicolas Joseph Cugnot tried repurposing steam engines for road vehicles, and as a result, created the first automobile
  • The invention of the Pyroscaphe (First Steamship)

    The invention of the Pyroscaphe (First Steamship)
    In 1783, a French inventor named Claude de Jouffroy built the Pyroscaphe, the World's first Steamship
  • The Hot Air Balloon

    The Hot Air Balloon
    In 1783, the First Hot Air Balloon to ever be launched was invented by Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier
  • The Beginning of Railways

    The Beginning of Railways
    In 1804, the first Steam Locomotive was invented by Richard Trevithick, and it was used to haul iron.
  • Hybrid Ship

    Hybrid Ship
    In 1819, the SS Savannah, a combination of a sailing ship and a steamboat, became the first boat to cross the Atlantic Ocean using steam power
  • The First Glider

    The First Glider
    The first glider was invented and demonstrated by Sir George Cayley
  • Roper Steam Velocipede

    Roper Steam Velocipede
    American inventor and transportation pioneer Sylvester Roper invented the first steam-powered motorcycle.
  • The first flight of the Zeppelin

    The first flight of the Zeppelin
    In 1900, Ferdinand von Zeppelin invented the Zeppelin, and it's first flight was on July 2, 1900
  • The flight of the First Plane

    The flight of the First Plane
    In 1903, the Wright Brothers invent and fly the World's first Plane.
  • The Automobile Production Boost

    The Automobile Production Boost
    In 1908, Henry Ford started an assembly line to speed up the production of automobiles
  • The First Rocket Launch

    The First Rocket Launch
    In 1926, Robert Goddard invented the first liquid-fueled rocket.
  • The Improvement in Air Transportation

    The Improvement in Air Transportation
    The first flight of the DC-3 was in late 1935, and it was a sign of improvement in using aircraft as transportation
  • The creation of the Concorde

    The creation of the Concorde
    The Concorde, built in 19 was the World's first supersonic Airliner to ever fly. It was invented by: Airbus, BAE Systems, Sud Aviation, British Aerospace, and the British Aircraft Corporation
  • A new way of flying

    A new way of flying
    In 1957, another improvement was made in the Aviation Industry. The Boeing 707 became the first successful jet airliner to take flight.
  • The First Moon Landing

    The First Moon Landing
    In 1969, history was made when the first manned moon mission, named Apollo 11, was completed successfully.