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  2. History of the automobile - Wikipedia

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    Today, this is known as "the first Marcus car" but would be better described as a cart. His second car, built and run in 1875 according to some sources, was the first gasoline-driven car and is housed at the Vienna Technical Museum. [30] [31] However, the latest research shows that it was not built until 1888/89. [32]

  3. Timeline of transportation technology - Wikipedia

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    2022 – A study for the first time attempts to assess and quantify complete societal costs of cars (i.e. car-use, etc.) by quantifying externalities. [ 77 ] 2022 – A study estimates the air pollution impacts on climate change and the ozone layer from rocket launches and re-entry of reusable components and debris in 2019 and from a ...

  4. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Timeline of historic inventions - Wikipedia

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    The Lower Paleolithic period lasted over 3 million years, during which there many human-like species evolved including toward the end of this period, Homo sapiens.The original divergence between humans and chimpanzees occurred 13 (), however interbreeding continued until as recently as 4 Ma, with the first species clearly belonging to the human (and not chimpanzee) lineage being ...

  6. Timeline of European automobiles - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the European market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves notable.

  7. Dehumidifier - Wikipedia

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    A typical "portable" dehumidifier can be moved about on built-in casters. A dehumidifier is an air conditioning device which reduces and maintains the level of humidity in the air. [1] This is done usually for health or thermal comfort reasons or to eliminate musty odor and to prevent the growth of mildew by extracting water from the air. It ...

  8. List of automobile manufacturers of Europe - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of European automobile manufacturers by country, with articles on Wikipedia. It is a subset of the list of automobile manufacturers for manufacturers based in European countries. It includes companies that are in business as well as defunct manufacturers. Number of automobile manufacturers in Europe

  9. List of French inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    France has a long history of innovation and scientific discovery, contributing to various fields such as physics, mathematics, engineering, medicine, and the arts. French inventors and scientists have pioneered breakthroughs that shaped the modern world, from the development of photography and the metric system to advancements in aviation, nuclear physics, and immunology.