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Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (26 February 1725 – 2 October 1804) was a French inventor who built the world's first full-size and working self-propelled mechanical land-vehicle, the "Fardier à vapeur" – effectively the world's first automobile.
"A Typical Cable 'Accident' on Broadway.", ca. 29 August 1895. 1771 – France – Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's second steam-powered vehicle is said to have crashed into a wall during a test run, in what would have been the first automobile crash. However, it is disputed that this ever happened.
Steam-powered self-propelled vehicles large enough to transport people and cargo were devised in the late 18th century. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot demonstrated his fardier à vapeur ("steam dray"), an experimental steam-driven artillery tractor, in 1770 and 1771. Cugnot's design proved impractical, and his invention was not developed in his native ...
His wife, Brandi McDaniel, and daughter 17-year-old Hannah McDaniel died in a car crash in the Big Spring area in West Texas, Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV reported. Mark McDaniel was ...
The resulting collision sent my wife and I screaming as our car rolled over several times down the 20-foot embankment from Route 160 near the Three Mile Slough Bridge on Saturday, August 5 around ...
Two people were killed Friday night during a multi-vehicle crash in north Fresno. Fresno police and other emergency crew personnel responded around 10 p.m. to a crash involving three vehicles ...
Cugnot is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jean Cugnot (1899–1933), French cyclist; Louis-Léon Cugnot (1835–1894), French sculptor; Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725–1804), French inventor
Former football player Hugh Douglas’ son Hugh has died after a fatal car crash in Atlanta. He was 20. Douglas, 52, mourned his late son via Instagram.The former Super Bowl champ posted an array ...