HIS 2129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Oliver Evans, Steam Engine, Macadam
30 Oct 2016
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Chapter 8: in the year of our ford: the automobile era. Joseph cugnot: first steam vehicle in the 18th century. Developments of steam-powered coaches, trucks, and carriages around the 19th century. Oliver evans 1805: steam-driven vehicle in the united states. First known automobile in canada, henry seth taylor in 1867 (quebec) Steam engine cars were still as efficient as internal combustion/electric cars. Steam cars required the use of a water supply (used water troughs for animals: when water troughs were banned because of disease, redesign needed to be made. Steam cars disappeared slowly during the 1920s. Electric cars were never dominant, first electric car was made by william still in. First gas burning prototype built by etienne lenoir. Four-stroke engine theory by beau de rochas (1862) First workable internal combustion engine was put together by german engineer. Nicholas otto in 1876: power and light weight made it ideal for vehicles, diesel engine followed a few years later.
