The
invention of the printing press in 1439 contributed to the development of all
modern inventions.
The steam
engine invented in 1698 and the internal combustion engine invented in 1859 led
to modern transport.
The use
of fire to heat water to produce steam was discovered in 1 AD by Hero of
Alexandria. The first pipe organ using heated water was invented in 1125 AD.
The use
of animals, pulling heavy loads on rails is recorded in 1720 building a French
fort in Nova Scotia. In 1795, the first rails were built to pull heavy loads of
dirt near Boston. Rails were used to move heavy loads from 1720 to 1830. These
railroads were built from the extraction site to the delivery site, often 5 to
10 miles.
The first
US railroad was the Baltimore Ohio Railroad opened in 1827 and was 26 miles
long. In the 1830s, multiple railroads were being built in multiple states to
move cargo and passengers. By the 1850s, these railroads had grown and
connected.
The
invention of the steam engine in 1698 led to the use of the steam engine in
automobiles in 1769 and locomotives in 1804.
The internal combustion engine was invented in 1859.
The introduction of steam engines for powering
blast air to blast
furnaces led to a large increase in British iron
production after the mid 1750s.
Automobiles
were steam powered from 1672 to 1900, but the invention of the internal
combustion engine in 1859 accelerated the development of automobiles.
The first steam-powered vehicle was supposedly
built in 1672 by Ferdinand
Verbiest, a Flemish Jesuit in China. The vehicle was a
toy for the Chinese Emperor.
French
inventor, Nicolas Cugnot produced the first steam engine automobile in 1769 and
allowed manufacturers to develop these first horseless carriages.
From 1769
to 1889, many individuals in many countries designed and built their own steam
driven automobiles. By 1890, steam-powered automobiles were being sold to
wealthy consumers. In the US in 1902, 485 of 909 automobiles were steam
powered.
The
internal combustion engine was invented in 1859 and was improved in 1876.
Ford
Motor Company was established in 1903.
General Motors was established in 1908. Chrysler was established in
1925.
Norb Leahy,
Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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