In what year was the automobile invented?
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The world's first true automobile was an internal combustion engine vehicle manufactured by Brown in England in 1826. It received Patent No. 5350 on April 25 of that year. This two-cylinder vehicle performed exceptionally well, capable of driving on flat roads and even traversing mountains. In May 1926, it successfully climbed Hunter's Hill in Blackheath, Kent, England. History of automobile development: In the 15th century, scientist Leonardo da Vinci envisioned a self-propelled vehicle and left behind a design drawing. This was a vehicle powered by a spring mechanism. In 1649, German clockmaker Hans Hautsch attempted to build one based on the design, achieving a speed of 1.5 km/h. Due to military needs, Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725–1804), a captain of artillery in the French army under Louis XIV, was tasked with developing a powered vehicle to tow cannons. In 1769, he completed the first vehicle at the Paris Arsenal, but it failed to move. In May 1771, he built a larger second vehicle, capable of seating four people and reaching speeds of 9.5 km/h. This became the first vehicle in history to use steam power instead of wind, animal power, or other external forces. It was a wooden three-wheeled vehicle, measuring 7.2 meters long and 2.3 meters wide. Because the boiler and two cylinders were mounted on the front and top of the front wheels, which shook during movement, the vehicle was extremely unstable to drive. Additionally, it lacked a condenser, requiring stops every 15 minutes to add water, which was very inconvenient. The absence of brakes made it highly dangerous, and during one test run, it crashed into a city wall, causing an accident. In 1789, Napoleon I ordered improvements to the vehicle, and in 1801, it was sent to the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris for preservation. The world's first internal combustion engine automobile was successfully developed by German Karl Benz (1844–1929) in October 1885, establishing the fundamental design principles for automobiles that remain influential even today.
