Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (26 February 1725 – 2 October 1804) was a French inventor. He is believed to have built the first self-propelled mechanical vehicle.

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot Media

• Start of the Fardier (modern replica)

• Detail of driving mechanism (fardier drives in reverse)

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  Cugnots Dampfwagen, Paris 1769. K Dampfkessel, CC Dampfzylinder; stündlich 4 km

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  Cugnot's 1770 fardier à vapeur, as preserved at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris

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  Engine part of Cugnot's 1770 fardier à vapeur, as preserved at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris

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  The first known automobile accident