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tyre

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John Dunlop, a vet, patented an air-filled tyre in 1888 after fitting one to his son's tricycle. Robert Thomson had patented a similar idea in 1845.

First appeared1888 (138 yrs ago)

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John Dunlop, a vet, patented an air-filled tyre in 1888 after fitting one to his son's tricycle. Robert Thomson had patented a similar idea in 1845.

From the big bang to tyre

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago

Hehelium13.8 bn yrs ago

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steelc. 1,800 BCE

tyre1888