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The wheels were invented 5000 years ago, in Mesopotamia. They were made of solid wood. Animals pulled cars on wheels. A thousand years later, spokes were added which made the wheels much lighter.
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The first vehicle to move by itself wa the steam tractor, invented in 1769 by the Frenchman Nicolas Cugnot. The steam tractor worked by pumping pistons up and down to moved the wheels.
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The first steam train was invented in England in 1804 by Richard Trevithick
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The internal combustion engine was invented in 1857.
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In 1885 was invented the petrol-power car by Karl Benz in German.
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In 1908 was invented the Model T Ford by Henry Ford an created 15 millions productions.
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The creator was Rudolf Diesel and created in German in the 1900s.