History of Automobiles

INTRO TO COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

PROF. M.W.A PERMISON
Automobiles
INTRODUCTORY
NICOLAS JOSEPH
CUGNOT
OTTO AND
EUGENE
BENZ
THE DUELS
HENRY
FORD
CONC-
LUSION
Introductory
My project is on automobiles. Automobileshave been around for
quite a bit. They have been around since 1769. History of
automobiles started with the first steam, electrical, windmill
powered and gasoline-engine cars. Cars today need gas and oil
to generate. Since cars needed gas and oil, both products
doubled in the 1920s. Automobiles were not very expensive in
the old days they cost about $200.
NICOLAS JOSEPH
CUGNOT
OTTO AND
EUGENE
BENZ
THE DUELS
HENRY
FORD
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Nicolas Joseph Cugnot
Nicolas Joseph Cugnot of France created the first steam-powered
car. The car was a large three-wheeled vehicle. It moved at the
speed of a walk. The purpose of it was to haul cannons. The first
car ever made was invented be Leonardo da Vinci. The
automobile that he made was windmill-powered.
NICOLAS JOSEPH
CUGNOT
OTTO AND
EUGENE
BENZ
THE DUELS
HENRY
FORD
CONC-
LUSION
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Otto and Eugene
Nicolaus Otto invented the first gas motor engine. It
was invented in 1876. He named it the Otto Cycle Engine.
Before he developed an interest in new technologies, he
was a traveling salesman. He sold tea, coffee, and sugar. He
soon began experimenting with building four-stroke
engines. Otto met a man named Eugene Langen, (he was a
technician). The two men started the worlds first engine
manufacturing company N.A.
NICOLAS JOSEPH
CUGNOT
OTTO AND
EUGENE
BENZ
THE DUELS
HENRY
FORD
CONC-
LUSION
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Benz
Another inventor of automobiles is Carl Benz. Try and guess
what car he made. In 1885 he built a little three-wheeled car.
The first one that he sold was in 1887. In 1890 he went into
production with the four-wheeled model named the Mercedes-
Benz. The Mercedes-Benz Company is still with us as we speak.
NICOLAS JOSEPH
CUGNOT
OTTO AND
EUGENE
BENZ
THE DUELS
HENRY
FORD
CONC-
LUSION
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The duels
More inventors of automobiles are Charles and
Frank Duryea. The car that they had built was the first
gasoline-powered car in America. The first time it
touched public roads was on September 21, 1893 in
Springfield, MA. The car did not work very well
because it had a friction transmission, spray carburetor,
and low-tension ignition. It was put away because it
did not run very well.
NICOLAS JOSEPH
CUGNOT
OTTO AND
EUGENE
BENZ
THE DUELS
HENRY
FORD
CONC-
LUSION
INTRODUCTORY
Henry Ford
Another Major contributor is Henry Ford. He was the
person that invented the assembly line. The assembly line made
cars fasters. Cars were made within 12 to 2 hours. The assembly
line made it possible for normal people to buy a car. Once the
assembly line was created, automobiles were now priced at least
$200.00.

NICOLAS JOSEPH
CUGNOT
OTTO AND
EUGENE
BENZ
THE DUELS
HENRY
FORD
CONC-
LUSION
INTRODUCTORY
To Sum all the info up
Today there are a lot of automobiles. If we did not have automobiles
we would have to walk everywhere. We would have to walk to
the store, school, home, and friends and families houses. Well
that was all the information I have for you. I hope you enjoyed
learning about more things.

NICOLAS JOSEPH
CUGNOT
OTTO AND
EUGENE
BENZ
THE DUELS
HENRY
FORD
CONC-
LUSION
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