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4000 BCE
The First Boats
The first boats, made before 4000 BC, were mainly from hollowed out trees. -
3500 BCE
Invention of the Wheel
The wheel was invented around 3500 BC in Mesopotamia. The first wheels were used for pottery. -
2500 BCE
First Use of Horse Transportation
The first use of horses and other animals for transportation was spread by Egyptians. -
2000 BCE
Invention of the Chariot
The first wheel spoked, horse drawn chariot were made in about 2000 BC. -
1000
Stage Wagons
4 Wheeled stage wagons for transportation came around in the Middle Ages -
Horse Rail Cars
Horse-drawn carts were attached to rails for mining, or more sophisticated urban transportation. -
Submarines
The first semi-successful submarine design, the Turtle, was developed and used during the American Revolution. -
First Steamboat
The first steamboat was made in Philadelphia, PA in 1787. -
Train
The first locomotives were invented by a man in Wales in the year 1804. -
Gas Engine
The first cylinder gas engine was invented by Carl Benz in 1879. This would pave the way for modern cars. -
Planes
In 1903, the Wright brothers invented the first successful airplane in Virginia. -
The Model T
The Model T, which was the first widely available automobile, was made by the Ford company in 1908. -
Helicopters
Helicopters were first invented and tried at Stanford, CN, in 1939. -
Nuclear Submarine
The first nuclear powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was constructed in 1952. -
Google Self-Driving Car
Waymo, Google's self driving car, was first invented in 2005.
