GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -History. Although bearings had been developed since ancient times, the first modern recorded patent on ball bearings was awarded to Philip Vaughan, a Welsh inventor and ironmaster who created the first design for a ball bearing in Carmarthen in 1794.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first design for a ball bearing that would support the axle of a carriage did not appear until 1794, in a patent filed by a Welsh ironmaster named Philip Vaughan.

Detailed explanation-3: -A patent for a ball bearing was awarded to Philip Vaughan in Britain, 1794. His design became the basic blueprint for the modern ball bearing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first ever conception of a bearing can be traced right back to the Ancient Egyptian time period, around 2, 600 BC. The Ancient Egyptians were some of the first people to use a form of roller bearings in order to move large stone pieces for the construction of the pyramids.