This document lists various transportation inventions throughout history along with their inventors and approximate dates:
- The chariot was invented by Egyptians as early as 3000BC, while the wheel was invented by Mesopotamian people around 3500BC.
- Early inventions included the wheelchair around 1595, the stroller in 1733, and the steam wagon in 1769.
- Important 18th and 19th century inventions were the hot air balloon in 1783, steam boat in 1787, steam engine train in 1804, and the bicycle or "hobby horse" in 1817.