Transportation History

By jdm8923
  • 8000 BCE

    The First Boast

    The First Boast
    The first ever boat was a canoe that was that was discovered between 8200 to 7600 B.C.
  • 2000 BCE

    The Invention of the Chariot

    The Invention of the Chariot
    One of the earliest forms of wheeled vehicles is the chariot. The chariot was a horse drawn cart. It was usually used as an archery platform. These chariots were used in battle most of the time. The first to use these chariots are the Hyksos an ancient Egyptian civilization.

  • First Submarine

    First Submarine
    The submarine first made an appearance in the American Revolutionary War.

  • The First Train

    The First Train
    The first train was a steam powered locomotive that was invented in the early 1800s.

  • Invention of the Bicycle

    Invention of the Bicycle
    The invention of the bicycle started the option of environment friendly travel.

  • Invention of the Electric Powered Car

    Invention of the Electric Powered Car
    The electric powered car was made between 1832 and 1839 by Robert Anderson which introducing a environmentally safe automobile.

  • First Motorized Car

    First Motorized Car
    The first motorized car was invented in 1885 this started the second step of travel by car.

  • Invention of the Motorized Boat

    Invention of the Motorized Boat
    The first motorized boat was credited to Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach as the inventors

  • The Invention of the Speed Boat

    The Invention of the Speed Boat
    The invention of the speed boat brought about a very speedy boat that is used in races as a sport today.

  • The First Appearance of the Naval Battle Ship

    The First Appearance of the Naval Battle Ship
    The appearance of a steel naval battle ship was in the late 1800s making our navy stronger than ever.

  • The First Airplane

    The First Airplane
    The first plane mark the world's first step in the innovation of air travel, and air vehicles.

  • First Commercial Airplane

    First Commercial Airplane
    The first commercial airplane service was launched in 1914 by the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat service.

  • The First Appearance of the Air Carrier

    The First Appearance of the Air Carrier
    The First Naval Carrier was used in the U.S military in 1920 its name was the USS Langley

  • The Invention of the Jet

    The Invention of the Jet
    The aircraft that was invented in 1939 was known as a turbojet which is a much faster version of the already invented airplane. It was mainly used for military purposes

  • Invention of the Hybrid Car

    Invention of the Hybrid Car
    The first ever hybrid car was produced by the Toyota car manufacturing company with there car the Prius