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  2. 1769 Cugnot. In 1769 Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built a three-wheeled steam-driven vehicle that is considered to be the first true automobile. Because of the heavy weight of the steam chamber in the front, it had a tendency to tip over when not hauling cannons, which was what it was designed to do. (more)

  3. www.history.com › topics › inventionsAutomobile History

    • When Were Cars Invented? The 1901 Mercedes, designed by Wilhelm Maybach for Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, deserves credit for being the first modern motorcar in all essentials.
    • Henry Ford and William Durant. Bicycle mechanics J. Frank and Charles Duryea of Springfield, Massachusetts, had designed the first successful American gasoline automobile in 1893, then won the first American car race in 1895, and went on to make the first sale of an American-made gasoline car the next year.
    • Model T. Given the American manufacturing tradition, it was also inevitable that cars would be produced in larger volume at lower prices than in Europe.
    • Automotive Industry Growing Pains. Ford’s mass production techniques were quickly adopted by other American automobile manufacturers. (European automakers did not begin to use them until the 1930s.)
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    • Internal Combustion Engine: The Heart of the Automobile. An internal combustion engine is an engine that uses the explosive combustion of fuel to push a piston within a cylinder — the piston's movement turns a crankshaft that then turns the car wheels via a chain or a drive shaft.
    • The Importance of Nicolaus Otto. One of the most important landmarks in engine design comes from Nicolaus August Otto who in 1876 invented an effective gas motor engine.
    • Karl Benz. In 1885, German mechanical engineer, Karl Benz designed and built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine.
    • Gottlieb Daimler. In 1885, Gottlieb Daimler (together with his design partner Wilhelm Maybach) took Otto's internal combustion engine a step further and patented what is generally recognized as the prototype of the modern gas engine.
  4. Mar 25, 2022 · Henry Ford’s invention of the automobile is one of the most significant inventions from the Second Industrial Revolution. To be clear, Henry Ford did not invent the first automobile in history. In fact, the four-stroke engine was first invented by German engineer Nicolaus Otto in 1861.

  5. Development of the automobile started in 1672 with the invention of the first steam-powered vehicle, [1] which led to the creation of the first steam-powered automobile capable of human transportation, built by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot in 1769.

  6. Nov 9, 2009 · While working as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit, Henry Ford (1863-1947) built his first gasoline-powered horseless carriage, the Quadricycle, in the shed behind his...

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