Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot 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.

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Who was born first?

• Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot was born 1 year after Franz Aepinus
• Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot was born 3 years before Matthew Boulton
• Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot was born 5 years after James Hargreaves
• Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot was born 6 years before Benjamin Banneker
• Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot was born 7 years before Richard Arkwright

Timeline

1. James HargreavesDecember 13, 1720 – April 22, 1778
2. Franz AepinusDecember 13, 1724 – August 10, 1802
3. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (this page)February 26, 1725 – October 2, 1804
4. Matthew BoultonSeptember 3, 1728 – August 17, 1809
5. Benjamin BannekerNovember 9, 1731 – October 19, 1806
6. Richard ArkwrightDecember 23, 1732 – August 3, 1792

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