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How Were Cars Invented? History of the Automobile - Short Documentary Video

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How were cars invented? This the history of the automobile. These machines have completely transformed our lives over the past 100 years. Explore the history that allowed early automobiles to evolve into the refined vehicles that we rely on every day! A century after being invented, cars continue to improve even today and will do so for the foreseeable future. The ideas behind the automobile are several hundred years old; however, it wasn't until the steam engine in the 1800s that vehicles became practical. The first gasoline car powered by an internal combustion engine was also invented in the late 19th century. After their initial development, innovation in the field exploded and they rapidly improved into the tools we take for granted today. Please subscribe to the channel for more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvnj3JyuTGnL3pUN7WsNe6w Music: Olympus by Ross Bugden (unmodified)

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Crude ideas and designs of automobiles can be traced back to ancient and medieval times. In 1649, Hans Hautsch of Nuremberg built a clockwork-driven carriage. In 1672, a small-scale steam-powered vehicle was created by Ferdinand Verbiest; the first steam-powered automobile capable of human transportation was built by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot in 1769. Inventors began to branch out at the start of the 19th century, creating the de Rivaz engine, one of the first internal combustion engines, and an ear...



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