Over the centuries man’s way of life was changed by a relatively small number of discoveries and inventions.Ģ.But changes have come more and more often since the steam engine was invented in 1765 by James Watt.ģ.In just two hundred years, man advanced from horse power and candle light to aeroplanes and neon lamps.Ĥ.Our ideas about travel have changed completely since Gotlif Daimler and Charles Benz built their first petrol engine in 1885, and the Wright Brothers made the first flight in 1903.ĥ.In 1897 Rudolf Diesel invented a new internal combustion engine.Ħ.It is known as a diesel, and it began a transport revolution in cars, trains, and ships.ħ.Charles Rolles was a British aristocrat and businessman who was especially interested in cars.Ĩ.Once he met another enthusiast Henry Royce a famous car engineer.ĩ.They decided to design the most comfortable and reliable car.ġ0.At the beginning of the 20-th century it was a fantasy.ġ1.But in 1907 they managed to create the world - famous Rolles – Royce car.ġ2.Samuel Colt who was an American designed and patented a pistol in 1836.ġ3.It had a revolving barrel and could fire 6 bullets one after another.ġ4.Samuel Finley Morse was a portrait painter who became an inventor.ġ5.For 12 years he tried to perfect the telegraph and succeeded in inventing the telegraphic dot-and-dash alphabet known as Morse code, that is used nowadays all over the world.

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