History of Transportation

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  • First Wheeled Transportation
    3500 BCE

    First Wheeled Transportation

    This is the first appearance of wheels on carts to make a moveable vehicle.
  • First Wheeled Transportation
    3500 BCE

    First Wheeled Transportation

    This was the first appearance of wheeled carts used as vehicles for transportation.
  • Horses
    2000 BCE

    Horses

    This was the time when horses were used as the main source of transportation.
  • Horses
    2000 BCE

    Horses

    This was the time when horses were the main source of transportation.
  • The First Wheelbarrow
    181

    The First Wheelbarrow

    Around this time, is when the first wheelbarrow emerged.
  • Submarines

    Submarines

    Cornelis Drebbel invented the first submarine.
  • Public Transportation

    Public Transportation

    Blaise Pascal invented the first public bus. This started horse drawn, regular route, schedule, and fare systems.
  • First Steam Boat

    First Steam Boat

    This is the first known source of the steam boat.
  • The First Hot Air Balloon

    The First Hot Air Balloon

    The Montgolfier Brothers invented the first known hot air balloon.
  • Steam Locomotive

    Steam Locomotive

    Richard Trevithick invented the first steam locomotive designed for roads only.
  • Steamboat Regular Services

    Steamboat Regular Services

    This is the time when steamboats began to become a regular source of transportation.
  • Railroad Locomotive

    Railroad Locomotive

    George Stephenson was the first person to invent a steam powered locomotive meant for railroads.
  • First Gas Engine Automobile

    First Gas Engine Automobile

    The was the gas powered automobile known to history created by Jean Lenoir.
  • Motorcycles

    Motorcycles

    This is when the first known motorcycle emerged.
  • First Human Flight

    First Human Flight

    The Wright Brothers were the first to invent and fly the first airplane.
  • Helicopter

    Helicopter

    This was the first known helicopter, but it had an unsuccessful design.
  • Better Cars

    Better Cars

    Henry Ford improves the design of the first automobile to modernize cars.
  • First Rocket Launched

    First Rocket Launched

    This is the first known liquid propelled rocket launched in history.
  • Modern Helicopter

    Modern Helicopter

    This is when the more modern helicopters were invented.
  • Apollo Lands On The Moon

    Apollo Lands On The Moon

    This sparked the way for modern transportation.