1. Inventions on Transportation 1800- 1899
By: Najee Bishop
Period 3
Date: December 1, 2009

2. About
Transportation has been a major factor throughout history. Everyone needed to get around to transport themselves and good. These inventions mentioned are around , which in during this period made the lives of people much easier to do complete certain tasks.

3. “ all Aboard!!!”
The steam- powered locomotive was an invention created to transport goods and people throughout the country.
The United States started developing steam locomotives in
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroads Tom Thumb was the first locomotive to run in America.

4. “ I want to invent something big!”
The inventor of the steam- powered locomotive was Richard Trevithick.
Trevithick invented this massive machine in 1804 on February 21, within the Untied Kingdom.

5. PICTURES!

6. “Going up!”
The elevator is a transport vehicle that runs vertically, which moves people and goods to different floors of a building.
There were many types of elevators in the middle 1800’s such as crude elevators, “ standing rope control” elevator and the safety elevators.

7. Something to build
Elisha Otis was the inventor of the safety elevator.
This device was built in
It was to prevent the cab if the cable the broke.
Otis worked on this device in Yonkers, New York.

8. ELEVATORS

9. “What’s that in the sky?”
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by support in the air.
This vehicle was able to transport goods of over land and sea.
During the 1800’s most of the aircrafts were prototypes and were unsuccessful.

10. Henri Gifford was the inventor of the Non- rigid airship or aircraft.
I believe I can fly
Henri Gifford was the inventor of the Non- rigid airship or aircraft.
His invention was steam- powered but was able to lift with a hydrogen envelope.
He was a French engineer

11. More pictures!

12. A sleeping car is a railroad cart that carries passengers
“ Just pulling along.”
A sleeping car is a railroad cart that carries passengers
The first sleeping car was on American railroads in the 1830’s.

13. He was an inventor and industrialist.
The Creator
An American man by the name of George Pullman invented the Pullman sleeping car.
He was an inventor and industrialist.
Born on March 3rd , and died in October 19, 1897.

14. Pictures!

15. Round and round
A bicycle is a human- powered vehicle with two wheels attached to it’s frame, one wheel in front of the other.
Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century.
They were a means of transportation.
They progessed from their popularity by becoming into children toys, adult fitness, military and police applications, courier services and competitive sports.

16. The inventor of the bicycle was a Frenchman named Pierre Michaux .
His son Ernest worked with him on this invention and soon invented the modern pedal and crank of the bicycle.

17. pictures

18. ZOOM ZOOM! A motorcycle is a single track two wheeled motor vehicle.
There are different types of motorcycles depending on their design such as:
Long distance travel
Navigating in city traffic
Cruising
Sport
And racing.

19. Info & pictures
The first motorcycle was invented in The inventor of this vehicle was Gottlieb Daimler.
This was known as a motorized bicycle.
It was more of a prototype than an actual vehicle.

20. Sources http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/Ninetee nth.htm
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