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5000 BCE
Solid wheel cart
This invention was invented in Central Asia/Middle East, by The mesopotamians, around 5000 years ago. Wheels were made of solid wood. -
5000 BCE
Wheels
This invention was invented in Mesopotamia, by The mesopotamians, 5000 years ago. Made from solid wood. -
Steam tractor
This invention was invented by Nicolas Crugnot, in 1769. The tractor was very heavy and unstable. -
Stream train
This invention was invented in England, by Richard Trevithick, in 1804. The car traveled 8km ph. -
Petrol-powered car
This invention was invented in Germany, by Karl Benz, in 1859. Was much smaller and ligther than a steam engine. -
Diesel engine trains
This invention was invented in Germany, by Rudolf Diesel, in 1900s. Were also replacing steam trains. -
Model T ford
This invention was invented in Germany, by Henry Ford, in 1908. 15 million Model T ford cars were sold. -
High speed electric train and Solar powered cars
Nowadays, cars and trains are often powered by diesel or petrol, but these fuels will run out. Scientists are also experimenting with magnetic levitation trains and fuel cell cars.