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PLTW History of the Wheel

By alyssalecours
  • The First Wheel
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    The First Wheel

    3500 BC The first wheel was made out of solid wood, and was invented by the Meopotamians as a potter's wheel but then was used for transportation and placed on a chariot.
  • Spokes
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    Spokes

    2000 BC
    The egyptians came upo with spokes in order to use less materials.
  • Iron Rims
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    Iron Rims

    1000 BC
    The Celtics put iron rims around the wheels of their chariots.
  • First Wire Spokes

    First Wire Spokes

    "G. F. Bauer registered a patent for the first wire tension spoke." The wire was "threaded through the rim of the wheel."
    http://www.autoevolution.com/news/history-of-the-wheel-7334.html
  • Pneumatic Wheel

    Pneumatic Wheel

    R. W. Thompson created the first pneumatic wheel.
  • Automobile wheel

    Automobile wheel

    Karl Benz used the spoke like design and added hard rubber for the automible wheels.
  • Dunlop's Improvements

    Dunlop's Improvements

    John Dunlop imroved R. W. Thompson's pneumatic wheel design by replacing the hard rubber on the wheel and patented it.
  • The Tweel

    The Tweel

    Michelin came up with the Tweel. It is a exotic, non-pneumatic wheel that has a tire tread.
  • Active Wheel System

    Active Wheel System

    This is the modern wheel, but only for electric cars.