NICOLAS JOSEPH CUGNOT
The automobile, as we know today, was not created in a day or two. It took years of hard work and patience by the inventors and more than 100,000 patents globally. The idea of a car, as we all know, was first drawn up by Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton. But what we don’t know is the person who put in relentless efforts to make it a reality.
Cars have always been a wonder to everyone and have reduced in size ever since they were made. The first ever functioning automobile was made by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot. It was the very first self-propelled road vehicle and was taken by the French army as a military tractor to haul artillery at a whopping speed of 2 and 1/2 miles per hour. Due to a lack of technology at those times the automobile had to stop and take rest after every ten to fifteen minutes to build up steam power and to not overheat.
The following year, in 1770, Cugnot built another steam-powered tricycle that could carry four passengers! In 1771, he accidentally drove it into a stone wall, giving himself the distinct honour of being the first person to get into a motor vehicle accident!
PLANET OF CARS 