Transportation technology

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    Transportation technology

  • First Submarine

    First Submarine
    Cornelis Drebbel invented the very first submarine.
  • First Public Bus System

    First Public Bus System
    Blaise Pascal invents a horse-drawn public bus which has a regular route, schedule, and fare system.
  • First Car

    First Car
    Ferdinand Verbiest built the first car.
  • Steam engine

    Steam engine
    Steam engine is invented by Thomas Savery. It is used to power ships, trains and other vehicles.
  • First hot air balloons

    First hot air balloons
    Joseph Montgolfier and Étienne Montgolfier launch the first hot air balloons.
  • First Steamboat/ship

    First Steamboat/ship
    First practical steamship demonstrated by Marguis Claude Francois de Jouffroy d'Abbans.
  • First Parachute

    First Parachute
    The parachute is invented in France.
  • First Bicycle

    First Bicycle
    Scotland invents the Bicycle.
  • First Gas-Powered Vehicle

    Isaac de Rivas made a hydrogen gas -powered vehicle.
  • FIrst Steam Railway

    FIrst Steam Railway
    George Stephenson built the first practical steam-powered railway locomotive
  • Gasoline Engine

    Gasoline Engine
    Gasoline Engine Automobile by Jean Lenoir.
  • First Motorcycle

    First Motorcycle
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  • improved Railways

    George Westinghouse invented the compressed-air brake for railway trains.
  • First Gasoline Car

    The first car is run by gasoline in the United States.
  • Highways

    The first highways were constructed.
  • First airplane

    First airplane
    First airplane invented by the Wright brothers.
  • Henry Ford

    Henry Ford
    Henry Ford develops the assembly line method of automobile manufacturing.
  • Traffic Signal

    Traffic Signal
    Traffic lights are invented in the US.
  • Jet Engine

    The jet engine is invented in England.
  • Modern Helicopter

    Modern Helicopter
    Modern helicopter invented,
  • Hovercraft

    Hovercraft
    The hovercraft is invented in England.
  • Space Shuttle

    Space Shuttle
    First Flight of the Space Shuttle.
  • Maglev Train

    Maglev Train
    The first commercial high speed Maglev train starts operation between Shanghai and its airport.