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The Invention of Cars
by Antieb Schinell
http://www.fiacar.com
Owning a car is no longer a luxury, but has become more of
a necessity. What with the long distances that one needs to
travel each day, to reach his/her workplace, school, or any
other place. Consequently, a majority of Americans have
more than one car. Now, if you do own an automobile, then
it won't be out of place to learn a bit about its history.
The intent here is just the same.
The first self-propelled vehicle, which was powered by a
steam engine, was invented in 1769 by a French engineer
named Nicolas Joseph Cugnot. The vehicle, which was a
military tractor, was used by the French army for
transporting artillery. The year 1770 saw the invention of
another vehicle by the same man. This vehicle weighed 4.5
tons, had three wheels and iron tires, and could carry four
passengers. But, as fate would have it, in 1771 the
inventor met with an accident while riding the only
existing prototype of the vehicle. Nonetheless, soon the
project was taken up by the English, who created around 40
vehicles and tractors by 1840.
The first internal-combustion engine was designed by the
Belgian, Etienne Lenoir in 1860. And in 1866, the German,
Gottlieb Daimler built the first internal-combustion engine
car. daimler's first model weighted two tons but brought it
down to 90 pounds in the successive models. In 1886, Karl
Benz invented the first three-wheeled automobile with an
internal-combustion engine that people could use. In 1893,
Benz designed a four-wheeled automobile and it was Benz
that became the first automobile industry.
In the XIX century different industries emerged and
started to build new and better things to improve the
cars, like for example brakes, until in 1897, Rudolf
Diesel designed the first self-ignition engine. Several
years before, in 1833, Eilhard Mitscherlin had discovered
petrol, what means that fuel was not a problem. This also
means that liquid hydrocarbon was already available.
It was a prolific period for the automobile. In the end of
the XIX century, the young French Louis Renault built his
first automobile in the garage of his parents' house. In
1892, the American Henry Ford built his own
self-propelled, four wheeled vehicle. In 1903, Ford was
able to establish his own company to build automobiles.
And in 1908, Henry Ford achieved his dream of building an
affordable and efficient automobile, the Ford T. And in
1913, this car achieved even more popularity when the
costs of production were reduced as Henry Ford established
a large factory at Highland Park with an assembly line.
Between 1908 and 1928 Ford sold more than 15.000.000
Fort Ts!
This was a productive period for the automobile industry.
And, the end of the 19th century witnessed a French man
Louis Renault build his first automobile in his parents'
garage. Following in the same tracks, the American Henry
Ford created a self-propelled, four-wheeled automobile. The
year 1903 saw Ford successfully build his own automobile
manufacturing company. And, five years later, Ford built
Ford T, which was an affordable vehicle. In 1913, when Ford
set up a big factory with an assembly line at Highland
Park, the popularity of this car increased manifold, due to
a steep reduction in the car's production cost. And, the
company was able to sell more than 15,000,000 Ford Ts
between 1908 and 1928. After this, many new companies
launched a number of car components and models, like
Volkswagen, Porsche, Peugeot,and Ferrari. The world has
witnessed the manufacture of many cars till date. This
surely was a summary of the history of cars, but quite
informative nonetheless!
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