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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
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
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
Robert Anderson, a scotish inventor, created the first electric car. It also had the feature of a top. -
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"
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.
