Articles related to "Transportation History"
The Coracle
The use of the coracle was once prevalent throughout the British Isles.
coracle • britain • water • transportation • history
The use of the coracle was once prevalent throughout the British Isles.
coracle • britain • water • transportation • history
The Secret of Rubber
We hardly ever think about it, but rubber makes our world a better place.
charles goodyear • vulcanization • rubber • tires • transportation history
We hardly ever think about it, but rubber makes our world a better place.
charles goodyear • vulcanization • rubber • tires • transportation history
Tyres
. . . were invented by John Dunlop
john dunlop • tires • goodyear • history • transportation history
. . . were invented by John Dunlop
john dunlop • tires • goodyear • history • transportation history
West Point Foundry
The West Point Foundry, produced two early locomotives.
best friend • brother jonathon • west point foundry • water power • steam
The West Point Foundry, produced two early locomotives.
best friend • brother jonathon • west point foundry • water power • steam
Arabian Horses
Arabian Horses were imporoved in speed and endurance over time through breeding.
horse • transportation history • breeding • arabian • percheron
Arabian Horses were imporoved in speed and endurance over time through breeding.
horse • transportation history • breeding • arabian • percheron
Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh devised new high altitude flying to save fuel and crossed the Atlantic in his biplane the Spirit of St. Louis.
lindbergh • transatlantic • transportation • history • flight
Lindbergh devised new high altitude flying to save fuel and crossed the Atlantic in his biplane the Spirit of St. Louis.
lindbergh • transatlantic • transportation • history • flight
Dugout Canoes
Dugouts can range from simple one man canoes to long, slender, and fast outrigger war canoes, and large dual hull dugouts that can carry sail.
dugout • canoe • transportation • history • outrigger
Dugouts can range from simple one man canoes to long, slender, and fast outrigger war canoes, and large dual hull dugouts that can carry sail.
dugout • canoe • transportation • history • outrigger
Ironclads to Steel Hulls
After the first ironclads proved themselves, it wasn't long before iron and then steel replaced wood as the primary material for ship construction.
ironclads • ship construction • iron • steel • merrimac
After the first ironclads proved themselves, it wasn't long before iron and then steel replaced wood as the primary material for ship construction.
ironclads • ship construction • iron • steel • merrimac
Louis Bleriot
Louis Bleriot built the first monoplane.
flight • exposition aerienne • louis bleriot • transportation history • flight
Louis Bleriot built the first monoplane.
flight • exposition aerienne • louis bleriot • transportation history • flight
Replaceable Parts
In many ways replaceable parts make modern transportation possible.
replaceable • parts • industrial age • industrial revolution • eli whitney
In many ways replaceable parts make modern transportation possible.
replaceable • parts • industrial age • industrial revolution • eli whitney
Roman Roads
The network of roads built by the Romans played a significant role in the development of Western Civilization.
roads • roman • rome • ancient • classical
The network of roads built by the Romans played a significant role in the development of Western Civilization.
roads • roman • rome • ancient • classical
Sir George Cayley
Virtually everyone, of course, knows that Leonardo da Vinci wrote about and drew flying machines in the Renaissance, but . . .
sir george cayley • aeronatic • aviation • pioneer • british
Virtually everyone, of course, knows that Leonardo da Vinci wrote about and drew flying machines in the Renaissance, but . . .
sir george cayley • aeronatic • aviation • pioneer • british
Sled Dogs in the Yukon
Sled Dogs are an important part of the story of the Yukon and the Klondike.
dog • sled dog • malamute • husky • alaska
Sled Dogs are an important part of the story of the Yukon and the Klondike.
dog • sled dog • malamute • husky • alaska
The Compass and the Compass Rose
A brief history of the compass and the compass rose
compass • magnetic • mariner's • rose • navigation
A brief history of the compass and the compass rose
compass • magnetic • mariner's • rose • navigation
The Inca and Their Roads
The Inca road system is an admirable feat of engineering, and it served several important functions for their Empire.
inca • road • roads • transportation • history
The Inca road system is an admirable feat of engineering, and it served several important functions for their Empire.
inca • road • roads • transportation • history
The Invention of the Jet Engine
An Englishman and a German both contemporaniously invented jet engines.
jet • engine • invention • frank whittle • hans von ohain
An Englishman and a German both contemporaniously invented jet engines.
jet • engine • invention • frank whittle • hans von ohain
The Silk Road
What we call the silk road is actually a network of "legs" in a long journey which at its hieght could transmit goods from Northern China to the British Isles.
silk road • silks • trade • caravans • persian
What we call the silk road is actually a network of "legs" in a long journey which at its hieght could transmit goods from Northern China to the British Isles.
silk road • silks • trade • caravans • persian
The Sopwith Camel
WWI provided such an intense testing ground for early aviation that the simple wooden planes of just before the war were almost antiques just a few years later.
sopwith • camel • biplane • wwi • fighter
WWI provided such an intense testing ground for early aviation that the simple wooden planes of just before the war were almost antiques just a few years later.
sopwith • camel • biplane • wwi • fighter
The Wheel
It probably all started with simple log rollers.
wheel • wheels • invented • invention • paleo-lithic
It probably all started with simple log rollers.
wheel • wheels • invented • invention • paleo-lithic
Transatlantic Steam
From the Great Western in 1838 to the 1960's steamships crossed the Atlantic with regularity.
transatlantic • steamship • steamships • curacao • savannah
From the Great Western in 1838 to the 1960's steamships crossed the Atlantic with regularity.
transatlantic • steamship • steamships • curacao • savannah
Transportation and Time
How we measure time became more and more important as transportation technology became faster and more sophisticated.
time • transportation • history • chronometer • standard
How we measure time became more and more important as transportation technology became faster and more sophisticated.
time • transportation • history • chronometer • standard
Who Invented the Elevator?
Like is so often true, the answer depends upon your point of view. If looking for the first documented device that could do the job the answer is Archimedes, but . . .
invention • inventor • elevator • american • elisha graves otis
Like is so often true, the answer depends upon your point of view. If looking for the first documented device that could do the job the answer is Archimedes, but . . .
invention • inventor • elevator • american • elisha graves otis
Xmas Around the World, MSI Chicago
Christmas Around the World Spirit of Travel is a colorful ethnic display of holiday trees, model trains, airplanes and train locomotives.
christmas around the world • chicago christmas • museum of science and industry • ehtnic festivals • xmas trees
Christmas Around the World Spirit of Travel is a colorful ethnic display of holiday trees, model trains, airplanes and train locomotives.
christmas around the world • chicago christmas • museum of science and industry • ehtnic festivals • xmas trees
Flemish Horses & Cydesdales
And more Flemish draft horses and Shire horses, together with native Scottish stock are the forebears of Clydesdales.
flemish draft horses • clydesdales • great • horses • knights
And more Flemish draft horses and Shire horses, together with native Scottish stock are the forebears of Clydesdales.
flemish draft horses • clydesdales • great • horses • knights
The Evolution of Montreal's Public Transportation System
The evolution of the public transportation in Montreal and the history of Montréal's metro.
tramway • streetcar • public transportation • montreal's metro • subway systems
The evolution of the public transportation in Montreal and the history of Montréal's metro.
tramway • streetcar • public transportation • montreal's metro • subway systems
Captain James Cook First Voyage
Sails for Tahiti, Secret Orders, defeats scurvy
captain • james • cook • extrordinary • voyages
Sails for Tahiti, Secret Orders, defeats scurvy
captain • james • cook • extrordinary • voyages
Captain James Cook in Australia
In Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Batavia, sails for home
captain • james • cook • extrordinary • voyages
In Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Batavia, sails for home
captain • james • cook • extrordinary • voyages
Leonardo and the Parachute
He was so far ahead of his time that he devised a parachute.
leonardo • parachute • flight • leaf spring • anatomy
He was so far ahead of his time that he devised a parachute.
leonardo • parachute • flight • leaf spring • anatomy
Leonardo Da Vinci
Although some of his ideas have been proven wrong. During the Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci thought seriously about flying machines.
leonardo da vinci • flying machines • chaos theory • ornithopter • birds in flight
Although some of his ideas have been proven wrong. During the Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci thought seriously about flying machines.
leonardo da vinci • flying machines • chaos theory • ornithopter • birds in flight
Leonardo's Flying Machines
When one considers time and place Leonardo's genius begins to be not only impressive, but completely amazing.
leonardo • helicopter • screw propellor • fixed wing • ornithopter
When one considers time and place Leonardo's genius begins to be not only impressive, but completely amazing.
leonardo • helicopter • screw propellor • fixed wing • ornithopter
Magellan's Death
Ferdinand Magellan died fighting on a beach in a war among nieghboring tribes.
magellan's death • philippines • cebu • voyage • around the world
Ferdinand Magellan died fighting on a beach in a war among nieghboring tribes.
magellan's death • philippines • cebu • voyage • around the world
The Caravel
The Caravel was the Transportation technology that enabled Columbus to discover the New World.
caravel • columbus • 1492 • nina • pinta
The Caravel was the Transportation technology that enabled Columbus to discover the New World.
caravel • columbus • 1492 • nina • pinta
Viking Voyages
After being exiled from Iceland Eric the Red and his son Lief Ericson discovered America. The Rus traveled to Kiev and Byzantium.
viking • longboat • transportaion history • lief ericson • eric the red
After being exiled from Iceland Eric the Red and his son Lief Ericson discovered America. The Rus traveled to Kiev and Byzantium.
viking • longboat • transportaion history • lief ericson • eric the red
Captain James Cook Second Voyage
Antarctica, ice, illness, and Easter Island
captain • james • cook • extrordinary • voyages
Antarctica, ice, illness, and Easter Island
captain • james • cook • extrordinary • voyages
Captain James Cook's Final Voyage
Sandwich, Sandwich Islands, Alaska, and death
captain • james • cook • extrordinary • voyages
Sandwich, Sandwich Islands, Alaska, and death
captain • james • cook • extrordinary • voyages
Ferdinand Magellan
Magellan is generally credited as the first man to sail around the world.
magellan • ferdinand magellan • around the world • circumnavigation of the globe • circumnavigated the world
Magellan is generally credited as the first man to sail around the world.
magellan • ferdinand magellan • around the world • circumnavigation of the globe • circumnavigated the world
Hugo Junkers and the J 1
Hugo Junkers was something of an aviation visionary, anticipating future develpments in several areas in the early days of aviation, but he came into conflict with Hitler
hugo junkers • junker • german • airplane • aircraft
Hugo Junkers was something of an aviation visionary, anticipating future develpments in several areas in the early days of aviation, but he came into conflict with Hitler
hugo junkers • junker • german • airplane • aircraft
Super Sonic Travel
From the Wright Brothers and biplanes air transportation really took off. In less than a half century men would be traveling through the air faster than sound.
sonic • flight • super • supersonic • super-sonic
From the Wright Brothers and biplanes air transportation really took off. In less than a half century men would be traveling through the air faster than sound.
sonic • flight • super • supersonic • super-sonic
The Evolution of the Wheel
As I mentioned in a previous article, wheels likely developed from log rollers used to move heavy loads.
wheels over time • evolution • wheel • wheel wright • history of wheel
As I mentioned in a previous article, wheels likely developed from log rollers used to move heavy loads.
wheels over time • evolution • wheel • wheel wright • history of wheel
The Steam Engine
Although various steam motion devices had been known since the time of Hero of Alexandria. This new invention would replace horses with horsepower.
james watt • steam • power • steam engine • newcomen
Although various steam motion devices had been known since the time of Hero of Alexandria. This new invention would replace horses with horsepower.
james watt • steam • power • steam engine • newcomen
The Wright Brothers
Two Brothers who owned a bycycle factory and were interested in flying machines as a hobby were the first to build a working airplane.
wright brothers • brother • orville • wilbur • kitty hawk
Two Brothers who owned a bycycle factory and were interested in flying machines as a hobby were the first to build a working airplane.
wright brothers • brother • orville • wilbur • kitty hawk
Viking Longboats
Viking longboats were by far the best ships before the age of sail.
viking longboats • viking • longboats • raids • plunder
Viking longboats were by far the best ships before the age of sail.
viking longboats • viking • longboats • raids • plunder
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Early Steam Transportation Mogul
cornelius vanderbilt • william walker • trains • shipping • magnate
Early Steam Transportation Mogul
cornelius vanderbilt • william walker • trains • shipping • magnate
Mules
Mules deserve to be remembered for the important roles they played in the history of transportation.
mule • train • skinner • work • load
Mules deserve to be remembered for the important roles they played in the history of transportation.
mule • train • skinner • work • load
Otto Lilienthal
The German engineer, Otto Liliental, was the first man to fly sucessfully and repeatably in a machine of his own design.
flight • history of flight • otto lilienthal • hang gliders • cayley
The German engineer, Otto Liliental, was the first man to fly sucessfully and repeatably in a machine of his own design.
flight • history of flight • otto lilienthal • hang gliders • cayley
The Montgolfier Brothers' Balloon
One hundered and twenty years before the Wright Brothers these two French brothers produced the world's first functional flying machine.
montgolfier • joseph • etienne • jacques • hot air
One hundered and twenty years before the Wright Brothers these two French brothers produced the world's first functional flying machine.
montgolfier • joseph • etienne • jacques • hot air
The Old John Bull
The John Bull is probably the most famous, and definitely the only one still operational, of the early steam locomotives.
john bull • locomotive • rail • railway • railroads
The John Bull is probably the most famous, and definitely the only one still operational, of the early steam locomotives.
john bull • locomotive • rail • railway • railroads
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