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Ferdinand Verbiest developed a scale model of a steam-powered car. Verbiest Scale Model Car Verbiest Model Car -
In 1769, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot built a steam-powered tricycle. He is credited with building the first full-scale self-propelled vehicle. -
In 1807 Nicephore Niepce created the world's first internal-combustion engine, which was placed on a boat.
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Thomas Blanchard piloted an assembly-line style of manufacturing that employed interchangeable parts. -
Karl Benz used an internal-combustion engine to power a vehicle, and was awarded a patent for the concept. He is widely credited with inventing the first modern automobile.
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Ransom Olds debuted a large-scale production line to manufacture affordable automobiles based on Blanchard's work. -
In 1914, Henry Ford Greatly enhanced the concept of the assembly line to what we know today. According to Ford, using the moving assembly line allowed the workers to remain in one place while the work moved to them, moving on down the line to be built step by step.
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