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Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot 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.
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science · French inventor (1725-1804) · military engineer · engineer · thermophysicist · military officer · inventor · also Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, Cugnot
Born 26 February 1725 · Died 2 October 1804 · Q210730
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Le Parisien: Lycée professionnel régional du Toulois (Site Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot)
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A copy of the "fardier de Cugnot" was built by students from ParisTech, in conjunction with Cugnot's native commune of Void-Vacon
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1804· 2 entries
Died 1804-10-02.
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Thirty-three years after the alleged accident
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1800· 1 entry
It was transferred to the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, where it can still be seen today
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1725· 1 entry
Born 1725-02-26.
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