Activity 23 - Transport on land

By izadi Taboada
  • 3000 BCE

    Solid wheel cart

    it was invented 5.000 years ago in Central Asia/Middle Asia by the Mesopotamians. The wheels were made from wood.

  • Steam tractor

    It was invented in 1769 in France by Nicolas Cugnot, The machine worked by pumping pistons up and down.

  • Steam train

    The steam train was invented in 1804 by Richard Trevithick in England. It tcan ravelled 8kph.

  • Internal combustion engine

    This machine was invented in 1859. Transport on the road and rail was further advance by the invention.

  • Diesel engine train

    They were invented in 1900 by Rudolf Diesel in German. Were also replacing the steam trains.

  • "Model T ford"

    The machine was invented in 1908 by Henry Ford. In the first 20 years of production, 15 million cars were sold.