Bicycle - First mechanically-propelled Bicycle
Time: 1839
Place: Scotland, U.K.
Details: In 1839, The first mechanically-propelled, two-wheeled vehicle may have been built by Kirkpatrick MacMillan, a Scottish blacksmith, although the claim is often disputed. A nephew later claimed that his uncle developed a rear-wheel-drive design using mid-mounted treadles connected by rods to a rear crank, similar to the transmission of a steam locomotive.
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