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Social Studies Timeline

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  • The first Electic Discovery

    The first Electic Discovery

    In the 1750's Benjamin Franklin performed a kite and lightning experiment to provide the first real understanding of electricity.
  • The First Car

    The First Car

    exact date unknown
    The very first self-propelled car was designed and produced by aFrench inverntor named Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot. It was a tractor with the fastest speeed of about 3 MPH.
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    Electricity, Cars, and Computers

    These were the different times the computer, car, and electricity were first invented, and some of their inprovements.
  • The First Computer

    The First Computer

    Charles Babbage ( with help from the London Science Museeum) designed the first electric computer. After many designs and experiments they produced the first working and calculating computer.
  • The first ELECTRIC car

    The first ELECTRIC car

    Robert Anderson, a scotish inventor, created the first electric car. It also had the feature of a top.
  • First use of Electricity

    First use of Electricity

    Around the 1870's, Thomas Edison used Benjamin Frankin's discovery of electricity to create the first form of usable electricity; a lightbulb.
  • The "Ford"

    The "Ford"

    In 1908, Henry Ford intoduced the first gas-powered car to America. His first model was the "Model T", which was just the start of a huge line of succesful automobiles.