Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (26 Fèbruari 1725 – 2 Oktober 1804) iku penemu saka Prancis. Dhèwèké diprecaya minangka sing yasa kendharaan mekanik sing muter dhéwé (self-propelled). Kaim mau isih dadi pasulayan miturut sawatara sumber, nanging sanadyan mangkono, sing mratélakaké yèn  Ferdinand Verbiest, anggota saka Misi Jesuit ing nagara Cina, minangka wong sepisanan sing nggawé 'montor' watara taun 1672.

Latar wuri 
Cugnot lair ing Void-Vacon, Lorraine, (saiki   Meuse), Prancis. Dhèwèké sekolah ing babagan zeni militèr.  Cugnot biyasa nyambutgawé  ing babagan modhèl kendharaan sing nganggo tenaga mesin uwab kanggo militèr Prancis, dimaksudaké kanggo ngangkud mriem wiwit taun 1765.

Rujukan 

 Max J. B. Rauck, Cugnot, 1769-1969: der Urahn unseres Autos fuhr vor 200 Jahren, München: Münchener Zeitungsverlag, 196
 Bruno Jacomy, Annie-Claude Martin: Le Chariot à feu de M. Cugnot, Paris, 1992, Nathan/Musée national des techniques, ISBN 2-09-204538-5.
 Louis Andre: Le Premier accident automobile de l'histoire , in La Revue du Musée des arts et métiers, 1993, Numéro 2, p 44-46

Pranala njaba 

 The fardier exhibit at the Musée National des Arts et Métiers:
 Catalogue entry, with specifications  
 Detail images of exhibit 
 Additional reference sources  
 Cugnot on 3wheelers.com 
 Link to downloadable video  at DB Museum, showing a reconstruction of the  fardier in action (B&W)
 Replica at the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum 
 Hybrid-Vehicle.org: The Steamers 
 Le fardier de Cugnot : page in French about Cugnot and his invention, hosted at an Île-de-France regional government web site and credited to the Société des ingénieurs de l'automobile (Society of Automotive Engineers).
 Biography of Cugnot from 'World of Invention'

Lair 1725
Pati 1804