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The earliest recorded version of the wheel was simply just a whole piece of wood with a hole for the axel.
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Water wheels provided energy and powered machines in many homes and factories.
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Estimated time that the wheeled cart was commonly used
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An old wooden wheel discovered in Ljubljana in 2002.
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The oldest being found in Iran, clay wheels were used commonly in middle eastern countries.
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The spoked wheel was invented during the Middle Bronze Age, being used for chariots and carts. It had many spokes that expanded from the center of the wheel, thus its name.
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The horse was tamed and taught to draw wagons, which made the transportation of goods much easier.
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Found in Mexico, this is the oldest known wheeled Toy.1500
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China invented the first known fast-moving vehicle, the chariot.
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Spoked wheel with bronze sheeting from Árokalja.
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The Celtics put the first iron-rimmed wheels on their chariots. Increased appeal and durability were the intention.
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An ancient large British wheel was recently discovered in Cambridgeshire. A horse spine was located nearby, which might suggest it being part of a horse drawn carraige.
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Although people argue when it was exactly first invented, most scholars say around 100-400 AD
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French Army Captain Cugnot was one of the first to successfully employ a device for converting the reciprocating motion of a steam piston into a rotary motion by means of a ratchet arrangement.
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The locomotive was invented because horses could not travel through rough terrain. It was faster and more comfortable, though it was expensive.
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The first wire tension spokes were patented by G.F. Bauer to put on bikes because the previous ones weren't strong enough to lift them.
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The first verifiable claim for a practically used bicycle belongs to German Baron Karl von Drais, a civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden in Germany.
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The first air-pumped tires were invented because previous wheels were very uncomfortable on bumps and jumps otherwise.
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Connected to their hubs by wire spokes
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The first roller coaster in America opened at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York.
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The B.F. Goodrich Company invented and patented carbon rubber tires to make them last longer.
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Welded steel spokes were created to improve durability and revolutionize cars.
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After the steam locomotive, the diesel locomotive took its place as it was more efficient.
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The first steel roller coaster was the Matterhorn in Disneyland.
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A kind of wheel that merges the tire and wheel together without needing air to deflect impacts.
