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Born September 25, 1725 • France
Died October 2, 1804 (aged 79) • Paris • France
Subjects Of Study steam power • steam engine

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Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's Fardier a Vapeur, an early steam-powered three-wheeled vehicle with large wooden wheels and a metal boiler, displayed indoors at the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts in Paris.
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