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INVENTIONS
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Question
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Who invented Bicycle?
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Kirkpatrick Macmillan
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Evangelista Torricelli
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Karl Benz
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Leo H Baekeland
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Kirkpatrick Macmillan, widely credited as the inventor of the modern pedal-driven bicycle, was born in the Dumfriesshire village of Kier on 2 September 1812. The son of a blacksmith, he followed his father into the business and by his 20s had become fascinated with a new means of transport.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1839 a blacksmith, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, fitted pedal operated cranks to a hobby horse to create the first bicycle.
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