John Boyd Dunlop

John Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon who spent most of his career in Ireland. Familiar with making rubber devices, he invented the practical pneumatic tyres for his child's tricycle and developed them for use in cycle racing.

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Who was born first?

• John Boyd Dunlop and Hiram Stevens Maxim were born the same year
• John Boyd Dunlop and John Philip Holland were born the same year
• John Boyd Dunlop was born 1 year after Josephine Cochrane
• John Boyd Dunlop was born 1 year before Clément Ader
• John Boyd Dunlop was born 1 year before Sam Loyd

Timeline

1. Josephine CochraneMarch 8, 1839 – August 3, 1913
2. Hiram Stevens MaximFebruary 5, 1840 – November 24, 1916
3. John Boyd Dunlop (this page)February 5, 1840 – October 23, 1921
4. John Philip HollandFebruary 29, 1840 – August 12, 1914
5. Clément AderApril 2, 1841 – May 3, 1925
6. Sam LoydJanuary 30, 1841 – April 10, 1911

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