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History of the Car Ford Auto Company released the first commercially available car to the public. It was a delivery wagon designed by Henry Ford.
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History of the First Airplane History of the Airplane Orville and Wilbur Wright made a machine (the airplane) which carried a man on its own power. The airplane rose, flew naturally at even speed, and came down without damage.
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First Helicopter History of the Helicopter Igor Sikorsky,from Russia,came to the United States during the Russian Revolution and built the first helicopter. The helicopter can take off and land virtically making it more useful as a rescue vehicle.
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History of the Electric Wheelchair George Johann Klein of Canada developed the electric wheelchair. It was designed to help the injured veterans from WWI.
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History of the Jet Pack The first flight lasted 20 seconds over a car at the Pentagon. The Jet Pack runs on hydrogen peroxide fuel tanks and can thrust people in the air like a rocket. They have been used at football games, Olympic Ceremonies, and Air Shows.
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History of the Concorde Airplane The Concorde was built by the British Aircraft Corporation and was the only aircraft that operated supersonic passenger flights. It could cross the Atlantic Ocean in 3 hours.
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History of Space Shuttle This was a spacecraft built by NASA that could carry people to space. It was designed to take off vertically but could glide in to land like an airplane.
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History of the Four Wheeled ATV Suzuki produced the first four wheeled ATV. It featured an odmeter and five forward plus reverse speeds.
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Segway Human Transporter Dean Kamen invented the Segway Human Transporter. It is a personal device that uses five gyrosupes and a build-in computer to remain upright. It was first shown on Good Morning America.
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History of the Maglev Train This was the first train that used the magnetic fields to move above the rails. It was introduced in Shahghai, China.
