Comments on: What President Obama’s First Video Address Means For The Environment http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/01/24/what-president-obamas-first-video-address-means-for-the-environment/ Patriotism that loves our country, our land, and our planet Wed, 23 May 2012 01:08:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: peter http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/01/24/what-president-obamas-first-video-address-means-for-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-23745 peter Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:22:00 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2305#comment-23745 YEAH lets bring the jobs back to CA. We can all make more money! YEAH lets bring the jobs back to CA. We can all make more money!

]]> By: Jerry James Stone http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/01/24/what-president-obamas-first-video-address-means-for-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-23462 Jerry James Stone Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:54:21 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2305#comment-23462 re: MrPicky Thanks for the catch! That's what I get for blogging at 4 am! re: MrPicky

Thanks for the catch! That's what I get for blogging at 4 am!

]]> By: MrPicky http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/01/24/what-president-obamas-first-video-address-means-for-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-23456 MrPicky Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:20:18 +0000 http://redgreenandblue.org/?p=2305#comment-23456 Nope, the US did not invent the automobile. Not even close. Not even by a century. After some early fooling about by others (including the Chinese) in previous centuries, the first true automobile was built by Richard Trevithic: the "Puffing Devil", Cornwall, 1801. The first internal-combustion vehicle was built by Karl Benz: the "Motorvagen", Germany, 1885. Benz patented the internal combustion engine in 1879. About 30 years later, Ford's assembly line (a refinement of an earlier line by Ransom Olds) was in full swing. Late to the party, Ford gets credit for bringing the price down and enabling commercialization -- but he was certainly not the inventor. Nope, the US did not invent the automobile. Not even close. Not even by a century.

After some early fooling about by others (including the Chinese) in previous centuries, the first true automobile was built by Richard Trevithic: the "Puffing Devil", Cornwall, 1801.

The first internal-combustion vehicle was built by Karl Benz: the "Motorvagen", Germany, 1885. Benz patented the internal combustion engine in 1879.

About 30 years later, Ford's assembly line (a refinement of an earlier line by Ransom Olds) was in full swing. Late to the party, Ford gets credit for bringing the price down and enabling commercialization — but he was certainly not the inventor.

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