Transportation

A Short Piece on Transportation—rail, ships, steam, and automobiles of the 19th and early 20th century

Photos of Transportation-- world-wide during the late 19th century

Air Travel-- the Wright Brothers and their first flight

Diesel Engines-- invented by Rudolph Diesel

Gasoline Engines-- invented by Nicholas Otto

Gasoline-- invented by William Burton

Henry Ford Page-- the inventor of the assembly line was also the first person to make the automobile a mass-market item

Braking Systems for Trains-- more important than you might first imagine... think about it. Invented by George Westinghouse.

Ship Propellers-- another important item, invented by John Ericsson

The Elevator-- invented by Elisia Otis