HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION

The History of Transportation

4000 BCE -312 BCE

How people have modified their resources over time to make movement faster & easier

4000 BCE

Domestication of horses, camels, & donkeys

312 BCE

3500 BCE

the first significant development in the history of transport. domesticated animals were used for transport & trade since they were Capable of travelling long distances and carrying heavier loads

FIRST PAVED ROADS

FIRST RIVERBOATS INVENTED

ROMANS BUILT ROADS OUT OF LAYERS OF dry sand, stones, gravel, AND cement COVERED WITH a top layer of flat, wide stones

INVENTED IN MESOPOTAMIA, OR MODERN-DAY IRAQ. MADE OUT OF WOOD, AND USED PRIMARILY FOR TRADE.

3500 BCE

3000 BCE

INVENTION OF THE WHEEL

EARLIEST FORM OF HORSE AND BUGGY

a simple but extremely important invention in the history of transport. Invented in Iraq & used to create animal-drawn vehicles like horses and carriages, and there are roads in Iraq that have been discovered to date back all the way to 4000 BCE

THE CHARIOT WAS INVENTED BY THE SUMERIAN PEOPLE IN MESOPOTAMIA. IT WAS A TWO-WHEELED BASIN MADE FOR ONE OR TWO PEOPLE, PULLED BY ONE OR TWO HORSES.

The History of Transportation

1044CE -1817

How people have modified their resources over time to make movement faster & easier

1807

1817

1044 CE

FIRST STEAMBOAT INVENTED

INVENTION OF THE BICYCLE

MAGNETIC COMPASS INVENTED

This early bicycle had no pedals, and its frame was a wooden beam. The device had two wooden wheels with iron rims and leather-covered tires.

a significant development in the history of transportation as it allowed people to travel and trade longer distances with greater ease.

INVENTED IN CHINA AND USED FOR BOTH astronomical and terrestrial navigation, heralding a new era in the history of navigation.

1783

1814

STEAM ENGINE TRAIN INVENTED

FIRST HOT AIR BALLOON INVENTED

trains became a common mode of transport for many. Developed railway networks allowed people and goods to travel and be transported at greater distances at a quicker speed.

ORIGINATING IN PARIS, FRANCE, THE FIRST PASSENGERS WERE A DUCK, SHEEP, AND ROOSTER! PILOTED HOT AIR BALLOONS SOON FOLLOWED

The History of Transportation

1886 -????

How people have modified their resources over time to make movement faster & easier

1961

2020+

1886

FIRST HUMAN IN SPACE

ADVANCEMENTS TO COME...

Yuri Gagarin from the Soviet Union (NOW KNOWN AS RUSSIA) was the first human TO ORBIT EARTH. His vehicle, Vostok 1, circled Earth at a speed of OVER 17K MPH IN A flight lasting 108 minutes. THIS OPENED UP MORE SPACE EXPLORATION OPTIONS THAT LED TO THE THE MOON LANDING IN 1969.

FIRST GAS POWERED CAR INVENTED BY CARL BENZ

TECHNOLOGY IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING WITH INNOVATIONS LIKE DRIVERLESS CARS, HIGH-SPEED TRAINS, AND DELIVERY DRONES BEING ENGINEERED EVERY DAY

Cars continued to develop around the world and in 1908 the first Ford cars were manufactured in THE US. Now there are over 70 million cars produced across the globe that run on GAS, battery and hydrogen.

1973

1903

WRIGHT BROS. FLY FIRST MOTOR-DRIVEN AIRPLANE

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM INVENTED

named the Wright Flyer AND known as one of the most significant events in the history of transportation. THE WRIGHTS BUILT 7 DIFFERENT FLYING MACHINES AND CRASHED ALL OF THEM AT LEAST ONCE. THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR, THEY LEARNED TO FLY IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS.

Dr. Gladys West IS a mathematician who helped model the shape of the Earth, & developed the technology that brought us GPS. DR. WEST HAS SINCE BEEN INDUCTED into the Space and Missiles Pioneers Hall of Fame.