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- Swiss Engineer Rene Thury on His Steam-Powered Three-Wheeler, circa 1880 - Inventor, Rene Thury is best known as an electrical engineer during the 1870s through the 1920s. Less well-known is his experiment with powering a three-wheeled carriage using steam. He built this early automobile with assistance from his friend and co-worker, Jean-Jacques Nussberger. In 1879 they drove this car around Lake Geneva in Switzerland, traveling over 100 miles in 5-1/2 hours.
- circa 1880
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Swiss Engineer Rene Thury on His Steam-Powered Three-Wheeler, circa 1880
Inventor, Rene Thury is best known as an electrical engineer during the 1870s through the 1920s. Less well-known is his experiment with powering a three-wheeled carriage using steam. He built this early automobile with assistance from his friend and co-worker, Jean-Jacques Nussberger. In 1879 they drove this car around Lake Geneva in Switzerland, traveling over 100 miles in 5-1/2 hours.