Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
French inventor (1725-1804) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1][lower-alpha 1]
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Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot | |
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Born | (1725-02-26)26 February 1725 |
Died | 2 October 1804(1804-10-02) (aged 79) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Engineer |
Children | 2 children |
Engineering career | |
Projects | fardier à vapeur |
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