Inventor and inventions of Inventor and inventions of Automobiles (car) Automobiles (car) done by:Hamizan,done by:Hamizan, Chiew Le Wei, Chiew Le Wei,

Zhuo Si Qi, Zhuo Si Qi,

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Ferdinand VerbiestFerdinand Verbiest was born in was born in Pittem, Pittem, BelgiumBelgium (9 October 1623 – (9 October 1623 –

28 January 1688) 28 January 1688)

• Flemish Jesuit Ferdinand Flemish Jesuit Ferdinand Verbiest went to China.Verbiest went to China. bringing the science of the bringing the science of the West to advance the salvation West to advance the salvation of the East.of the East. Ferdinand invented the first Ferdinand invented the first car in the year of 1672 car in the year of 1672

Ferdinand VerbiestFerdinand Verbiest car car

• Ferdinand Verbiest was a Christian Ferdinand Verbiest was a Christian missionary in China.missionary in China.

• built the first car in 1672. built the first car in 1672. • He designed the vehicle as a toy for He designed the vehicle as a toy for

the Chinese Emperor.the Chinese Emperor.• It was only a small vehicle, unable to It was only a small vehicle, unable to

transport people.transport people.• It was powered by steam. It was powered by steam.

How his car lookHow his car look

The car to put it mildly, unique. The car to put it mildly, unique. The contraption weighed about 2.5 tonsThe contraption weighed about 2.5 tons,, it had two big wheels in the back and a it had two big wheels in the back and a

single thick central wheel at the front, single thick central wheel at the front, The boiler was placed well out in the front, The boiler was placed well out in the front,

which made the vehicle even more which made the vehicle even more fiendishly difficult to control.fiendishly difficult to control.

While its top speed was meant to be While its top speed was meant to be about five miles per hour, it never even about five miles per hour, it never even got got closeclose to that fast in practice. to that fast in practice.

•Ferdinand VerbiestFerdinand Verbiest is known is known as Nan Huairen. as Nan Huairen. He was an accomplished He was an accomplished mathematician and astronomermathematician and astronomer

Now let us Now let us show you some show you some pictures on old pictures on old

cars cars

First and old carFirst and old car

Now for future Now for future carscars

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Thank you for your Thank you for your positive attentiveness.positive attentiveness.