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Born Nicolas Joseph CUGNOT
French inventor who built the first working self-propelled land-based mechanical vehicle, the world's first automobile
Born on September 25, 1725 in Void, Meuse , France
Died on October 2, 1804 in Paris , France
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... He was born in Void-Vacon, Lorraine, (now departement of Meuse), France. He trained as a military engineer. In 1765 he began experimenting with working models of steam-engine-powered vehicles for the French Army, intended for transporting cannons.
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