1955 ⟶ Hovercraft Patented by Christopher Cockerell
The hovercraft is patented by Christopher Cockerell.
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1955
🚢 William Symington's Charlotte Dundas: First Practical Steamboat Demonstration
William Symington demonstrates his Charlotte Dundas, the "first practical steamboat".⟶
TransportationIndustrial Revolution
United Kingdom🚗 First Electric Car Produced by Thomas Parker
First electric car produced by Thomas Parker in Wolverhampton.⟶
AutomobileTransportationIndustrial Revolution
United Kingdom🚲 John Kemp Starley Patents the Safety Bicycle
John Kemp Starley invents the modern safety bicycle.⟶
TransportationIndustrial RevolutionUrbanization
United Kingdom🚗 John Boyd Dunlop Patents Pneumatic Tire
The first practical pneumatic tire was made by Scotsman John Boyd Dunlop, the patent was from 1847 by Robert William Thomson⟶
TransportationAutomobileRubberIndustrial RevolutionPatent
United Kingdom⚙️ Frank Whittle Submits Ideas for Turbo-Jet Engine
Frank Whittle formally submitted his ideas for a turbo-jet engine. In October 1929, he developed his ideas further. On 16 January 1930, Whittle submitted his first patent (granted in 1932).⟶
AviationWorld War IIPatent
United Kingdom