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John Dunlop | Lemelson
Over a century ago, people were accustomed to riding bicycles with wooden wheels, often with steel rims, fashioned similarly to wagon wheels. Scottish veterinarian John Boyd Dunlop introduced a product that would change this forever. In 1888, he invented the world’s first pneumatic, or inflatable, rubber tire for bicycles.
John Dunlop and Charles Goodyear: The Inventors of Tires - ThoughtCo
That changed with John Boyd Dunlop (1840–1921), a Scottish veterinarian and the recognized inventor of the first practical pneumatic tire. His patent, granted in 1888, wasn't for automobile tires, however. Instead, it was intended to create tires for bicycles. It took another seven years for someone to make the leap.
» John Dunlop | Automotive Hall of Fame
Nevertheless, automotive historians universally look at John Dunlop as the father of the modern pneumatic tire. Dunlop’s tire was an immediate commercial success, initially used for bicycles, and was well proven and further developed in time for the birth of the automobile industry. Within 10 years, the air-filled tire had virtually replaced ...
John Boyd Dunlop - Wikipedia
Co-founder of the original Dunlop Rubber. John Boyd Dunlop (5 February 1840 – 23 October 1921) was a Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon who spent most of his career in Ireland. Familiar with making rubber devices, he invented the first practical pneumatic tyres for his child's tricycle and developed them for use in cycle racing.
John Boyd Dunlop - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
(1840–1921). Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon John Boyd Dunlop developed the pneumatic (air-filled) rubber tire. Although it was invented as an improvement on the bicycle, the pneumatic tire arrived on the scene just in time to contribute to the success of the automobile. Dunlop was born on February 5, 1840, in Dreghorn, Ayrshire ...
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