1769 ⟶ Cugnot's Invention of the First Steam-Powered Automobile

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot invents the first steam-powered vehicl...
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🚗 Cugnot's Invention of the First Steam-Powered Automobile

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot invents the first steam-powered vehicle capable of carrying passengers, an early car.⟶
Cugnot's Invention of the First Steam-Powered Automobile (1769)
Steam EngineAutomobileTransportationIndustrial Revolution
FranceFrance

🚢 Jouffroy's First Successful Steamboat Demonstration

Steamboat invented by Claude de Jouffroy⟶
Jouffroy's First Successful Steamboat Demonstration (1776)
TransportationSteam Power
FranceFrance

🎈 Montgolfier Brothers Fly First Manned Hot Air Balloon

Joseph-Ralf and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier build the first manned hot air balloon.⟶
Montgolfier Brothers Fly First Manned Hot Air Balloon (1783)
AeronauticsFlightTransportation
FranceFrance

⚙️ Niépce Develops Early Internal Combustion Engine

Nicéphore Niépce invents an early internal combustion engine capable of doing useful work.⟶
Niépce Develops Early Internal Combustion Engine (1807)
Industrial RevolutionEngineMechanizationEnergy
FranceFrance

🥫 Nicolas Appert Develops Food Canning Process

Nicolas Appert invents the canning process for food.⟶
Nicolas Appert Develops Food Canning Process (1810)
Industrial RevolutionLogistics
FranceFrance

⚙️ Henri-Joseph Maus Invents the Tunnel Boring Machine

Henri-Joseph Maus invents the tunnel boring machine.⟶
Henri-Joseph Maus Invents the Tunnel Boring Machine (1846)
InfrastructureIndustrial RevolutionTransportationConstructionMining
FranceFrance