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  2. Horseless carriage - Wikipedia

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    Horseless carriage is an early name for the motor car or automobile. Prior to the invention of the motor car, carriages were usually pulled by animals, typically horses. The term can be compared to other transitional terms, such as wireless phone. These are cases in which a new technology is compared to an older one by describing what the new ...

  3. Minecraft modding - Wikipedia

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    A Minecraft mod is a mod that changes aspects of the sandbox game Minecraft. Minecraft mods can add additional content to the game, make tweaks to specific features, and optimize performance. Thousands of mods for the game have been created, with some mods even generating an income for their authors.

  4. Robert Anderson (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    Robert Anderson was a 19th-century Scottish inventor, best known for inventing the first crude electric carriage in Scotland around the time of 1832–1839. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The carriage was powered by non-rechargeable primary power cells .

  5. Markus Persson - Wikipedia

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    Persson's most popular creation is the survival sandbox game Minecraft, which was first publicly available on 17 May 2009 [37] and fully released on 18 November 2011. Persson left his job as a game developer to work on Minecraft full-time until completion. In early 2011, Mojang AB sold the one millionth copy of the game, several months later ...

  6. History of the automobile - Wikipedia

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    From 1886, many inventors and entrepreneurs got into the "horseless carriage" business, both in America and Europe, and inventions and innovations rapidly furthered the development and production of automobiles. Ransom E. Olds founded Oldsmobile in 1897, and introduced the Curved Dash Oldsmobile in 1901.

  7. C.R. Patterson and Sons - Wikipedia

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    After Charles Patterson's death in 1910, his son, Frederick Douglas Patterson, took over the carriage business aiming to manufacture their own "horseless carriage," [4] initially offering local automotive service. [1] On September 23, 1915, the first C.R. Patterson and Sons automobile was assembled, a two-door coupe. [4]

  8. LOCAL HISTORY: Nathan Jacobs owned one of Honesdale's liveries

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    By the time of Nathan Jacobs' death, the "horseless carriage," the automobile, had made its appearance on Honesdale streets and elsewhere in the county. Charles E. Gibbs built the first car in ...

  9. Ford Quadricycle - Wikipedia

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    The horseless carriage: Production: 1896–1901 Ford sold his first Quadricycle for $200 in 1896 to Charles Ainsley. He later built two more Quadricycles: one in 1899, and another in 1901. He eventually bought his first one back for $60. [1] (according to Ford Museum records) Designer: Henry Ford: Body and chassis; Body style: 2-seat roadster ...