Robert William Thomson

Standard Name: Thomson, Robert William

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1845

Robert William Thomson first invented the pneumatic tire.

Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.

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Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.

31 October 1888

John Boyd Dunlop , of Belfast, patented the successful reinvention of the air-filled pneumatic tyre; initially meant for bicycles, it was quickly adopted by the emerging motor-car industry.

Harris, Melvin. ITN Book of Firsts. Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.

Singer, Charles et al., editors. A History of Technology. Clarendon, 1958, 8 vols.

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Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.

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