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he men and women behind the over 100,000 patents that created the modern
automobile.
2. Gottlieb Daimler
In 1885, Gottlieb Daimler invented a gas engine that allowed for a revolution in car
design. On March 8, 1886, Daimler took a stagecoach and adapted it to hold his engine,
thereby designing the world's first four-wheeled automobile.
4. John Lambert
America's first gasoline-powered automobile was the 1891 Lambert car invented by John
W. Lambert.
5. Duryea Brothers
America's first gasoline powered commercial car manufacturers were two brothers,
Charles Duryea (1861-1938) and Frank Duryea. The brothers were bicycle makers who
became interested in gasoline engines and automobiles. On September 20 1893, their
first automobile was constructed and successfully tested on the public streets of
Springfield, Massachusetts.
6. Henry Ford
Henry Ford improved the assembly line for automobile manufacturing (Model-T),
invented a transmission mechanism, and popularized the gas-powered automobile.
Henry Ford was born July 30, 1863, on his family's farm in Dearborn, Michigan. From the
time he was a young boy, Ford enjoyed tinkering with machines.
7. Rudolf Diesel
Rudolf Diesel invented the diesel-fueled internal combustion engine.
1771 crash of Nicolas Joseph Cugnot's steam-powered car into a stone wall
1769
The very first self-propelled road vehicle was a military tractor invented by French
engineer and mechanic, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot.
1789
The first U.S. patent for a steam-powered land vehicle was granted to Oliver Evans.
1801
Richard Trevithick built a road carriage powered by steam. It was the first built in Great
Britain.
1807
Francois Isaac de Rivaz of Switzerland invented an internal combustion engine that used
a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen for fuel. Rivaz designed a car for his engine that was
the first internal combustion powered automobile. However, his was a very unsuccessful
design.
1823
Samuel Brown invents an internal combustion engine with separate combustion and
working cylinders. It is used to power a vehicle.
1832-1839
Between 1832 and 1839 (the exact year is uncertain), Robert Anderson of Scotland
invented the first crude electric carriage.
1863
Jean-Joseph-Etienne Lenoir builds a “horseless carriage” that uses an internal combustion engine that can reach speed of 3 mph).
1867
1870
Julius Hock builds the first internal combustion engine that runs on liquid gasoline.
1877
Nikolaus Otto builds the four-cycle internal combustion engine, the prototype for modern car engines.
August 21 1879
George Baldwin files for the first U.S. patent for an automobile - well, actually a wagon fitted with an internal combustion engine.
September 5 1885
1885
Karl Benz builds a three-wheel automobile powered by a gasoline engine. the world’s first motorbike uses one of his internal combustion engines to build the world’s first
motorbike.
1886
1887
Gottlieb Daimler uses his internal combustion engine to build a four-wheel vehicle, considered the first modern automobile.