The History of Transportation

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  • The First Hot-Air Balloon

    The First Hot-Air Balloon

    The Montgolfier brothers created and launched the newly created hot-air balloon.
  • The First Steam Locomotive Railway

    The First Steam Locomotive Railway

    Penydarren, the first steam locomotive railway, was created by Richard Trevithick to haul iron.
  • First Vessel to Cross the Atlantic Ocean

    First Vessel to Cross the Atlantic Ocean

    The SS Savannah was the first to sail across the Atlantic Ocean due to steam-power under Moses Rodgers.
  • The First Gasoline Engine Automobile

    The First Gasoline Engine Automobile

    The first gasoline engine automobile was created by Étienne Lenior.
  • The First Car With an Internal Combustion Engine

    The First Car With an Internal Combustion Engine

    Karl Benz invents the first car called the Benz Patent Motorwagen.
  • The First Series Production Motorcycle

    The First Series Production Motorcycle

    The first series production motorcycle was created by Hildebrand & Wolfmüller.
  • The Creation of the Turbina

    The Creation of the Turbina

    The first steam turbine-powered steamship was created by Charles Parsons.
  • The First Motor-Driven Airplane

    The First Motor-Driven Airplane

    The Wright Brothers conducted the first flight that only lasted 12 seconds.
  • The First Diesel Engine-Driven Ship

    The First Diesel Engine-Driven Ship

    The Selandia was created in 1911 by the East Asiatic Company.
  • The FIrst Liquid-Propellant Rocket

    The FIrst Liquid-Propellant Rocket

    This rocket was first launched by Robert Goddard.
  • The First Flight of the DC-3

    The First Flight of the DC-3

    This revolutionary aircraft was created by Douglas Aircraft Company.
  • The First Flight of the Sputnik 1

    The First Flight of the Sputnik 1

    The Sputnik 1 was the first man-made satellite to be launched into orbit.
  • The First Keyless Entry Series

    The First Keyless Entry Series

    Cars such as the Lincoln Town Car demonstrated the first models that could be accessed by keypad.
  • The First Driverless Car

    The First Driverless Car

    Google created the first driverless car as an experiment that made the car be able to drive 140,000 miles without crashing.
  • The First Collision Avoidance Systems Were Implemented

    The First Collision Avoidance Systems Were Implemented

    Companies started to produce cars that used collision mitigating systems.