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Early Motor Inventions Prepare the Self Propelled Era
An excerpt traces early attempts at self propelled transport from antiquity to the 18th century. It highlights Joseph Cugnot’s 1769 three wheeler, its steering issues, and his brief Bastille confinement. It notes later figures like Trevithick and Rochet, outlines steam engine and petrol engine concepts, and mentions milestones toward practical automobiles and related vehicles.
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Joseph Cuquet
France
Venton
Bastille
Richard Trevthik
Mistel Wits Semdel
Story Hill
Fustor Oman
Mach
Tim
Ant li
Garner
Chetton
Sune
Bean de Rochas
de OH
Germany
le Rochas
Sun Seth