Teacher: brian

Date: Nov. 27. 2008

Name: chan hee .Lee

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725-1804) Karl Friedrich Benz (1844-1929) Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (1834-1900) Wilhelm Maybach (1846-1929) George Baldwin Selden (1846-1922) Charles Edgar Duryea (1862-1938) and

his brother Frank (1870-1967)

A multi-part feature on the history of automobiles starting with the first steam

Electrical, and gasoline-engine cars. Learn the controversy behind what was

the first car in history. The importance of the internal

combustion engine. The lives of many famous automotive

makers are explored in detail with special pages on the assembly line.

The origins of the name automobile. The patent disputes, and more.

Most automobiles in use today are propelled by gasoline (also known as petrol) or diesel internal combustion engines.

Which are known to cause air pollution and are also blamed for contributing to climate change and global warming.

Increasing costs of oil-based fuels. Tightening environmental laws and restrictions on

greenhouse gas emissions are propelling work on alternative power systems for automobiles.

Efforts to improve or replace existing technologies include the development of hybridvehicles.

Electric and hydrogs vehicleswhich do not release pollution into the air.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile http://cars.trovit.co.uk/used-cars/car-

100-years-ago http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-

9894597-54.html