Past and Present forms of Transportation

Air, Water and Land Transportation

Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1945

Invention of Barges

Jan 1, 1480

Invention of ships

Jan 1, 1490

Invention of Canoes

Apr 1, 1750

Invention of Hot Air Balloons

Nov 21, 1783

Developed by Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier

Invention of Trains

Mar 1, 1789

Developed by Englishman William Jessup

Invention of Ferries

Apr 1, 1800

Invention of Tugboats

Aug 1, 1810

Invention of Bicycles

Apr 1, 1817

Designed by Baron von Drais

Invention of Cruise Ships

May 22, 1819

Invention of Motorcycles

Apr 1, 1868

Built by Sylvester Howard Roper

Invention of Subway

Feb 1, 1870

Invention of Carriages

Jun 1, 1885

Invention of Automobiles (cars)

Jan 1, 1886

Built by Henry Ford

Invention of Blimps

Jun 1, 1896

1898--Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont had the first successful blimp voyage

Invention of Zepplins (Past)

Jan 1, 1900

Developed in 1900 by Ferndinand Zepplin; era of zepplins ended in 1937

Invention of Trucks

Jan 1, 1900

Invention of Airplanes

Dec 17, 1903

Invented by the Wright Brothers

Invention of Helicopters

Jan 17, 1923

Designed by Sr. Juan de la Cierva (Spain)

Invention of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs)

Jan 1, 1945

Invention of Personal Watercrafts

Jan 1, 1965

Developed in the mid-1960's by Clayton Jacobson II