Inventors: John Dunlop
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The inventor, John Dunlop, features in the 2014 Science curriculum. Conduct experiments to investigate rubber and wheels.
About John Dunlop
John Dunlop, born in Scotland in 1840, first had the idea for an inflatable rubber tyre when he saw his young son trying to ride his tricycle across the yard at their home in Ireland. The boy found it difficult to make the tricycle move quickly over the cobblestones on metal wheels.
Dunlop made a tube out thin rubber sheets and filled it with air using a football pump. These new tyres were fitted to both the back wheels of his son’s tricycle and as a result movement was both easier and smoother.
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Published 3 November 2014
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