Transportation Revolution

Question 1

What was the pyroscaphe, who made it?

Answer 1

FIrst steamship to conquer rivers, quit after 10 minutes. Jouffroy made it. First steamboat witnessed by the public

Question 2

What was the Rob roy? who made it?

Answer 2

• David Napier
• Mail Service0
• Helped Scotland and Ireland communicate during winter
• Investment of middle class in shipping industry
• First real steamship

Question 3

Who was Isambard Kingdom Brunel?

Answer 3

most famous engineer of all time. Ever

Question 4

What was the concern of the great western railway company when they met with brunel? what was his response?

Answer 4

they were concerned how much the railway would cost, suggested they make a transatlantic steam ship

Question 5

What happened to the great western steamship?

Answer 5

• caught fire.
• Brunel fell and hit the captain and was paralyzed for 3 months.
• Eventually crossed the atlantic

Question 6

What was the great Britain? wat was so revolutionary about it?

Answer 6

• ocean liner
• first ship with propeller
• first ship made of iron

Question 7

What was the great eastern?

Answer 7

• “8th wonder of the world”
• could carry 4000-15000 passengers
• double hull
• water cells
• walls and deck were buoyant enough to float even when flooded
• 12 water tight compartments
• brunel got stroke when ship exploded
• ill fated ship

Question 8

What is the great men theory?

Answer 8

Explains that history can largely be explained by select heros

Question 9

What did Richard Trevithick design? what was so unique about it?

Answer 9

Designed high pressure steam engine. Opposite of watts, could gain horsepower with more steam. Small light and powerful
- could carry its own weight

Question 10

What was the puffing devil? how did it come to an end?

Answer 10

• Full size road vehicle

- melted itself when drivers got drunk

Question 11

What came along in 1804, 10 years before stephenson

Answer 11

Penydarren locomotive

Question 12

What is the catch me if you can?

Answer 12

a railway track made by Trevithick, goes 20km.h

Question 13

who would be regarded as the inventor of the locomotive but wasn’t really?

Answer 13

stephenson

Question 14

What was the Trevithick-Cornish boiler?

Answer 14

boilers still used today, combined with Trevithick engine you get modern locomotive

Question 15

Why wasn’t Trevithick well recognized? what happened to him?

Answer 15

• James watt denounced trevithicks invention

- died in poverty, drunk

Question 16

What was significant about railroads?

Answer 16

first time low and high class would travel in the same means

Question 17

Who made the “best” internal combustion engine intially

Answer 17

-Wilhelm Maybach and Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler

Question 18

WHo was the first tricycle made by

Answer 18

• benz

- Daimler/Maybach

Question 19

What was the phoenix engine

Answer 19

-four cylinder engine

Question 20

What is the story of Mercedes?

Answer 20

Emil Jellinek (invested in cars and electricity)
wanted an electronic car started racecar
-named after his daughter Mercedes