One of Allportâs stories is always mentioned in his biographies: When he was 22, he traveled to Vienna. He had arranged to meet with the great Sigmund Freud! When he arrived in Freudâs office, Freud simply sat and waited for Gordon to begin.
In 500 BC, Darius I the Great started an extensive road system for Persia (Iran), including the famous Royal Road which was one of the finest highways of its time. The road was used even after the Roman times. Because of the road's superior quality, mail couriers could travel 2,699 kilometres (1,677 mi) in seven days.
In 1769, the very first self-propelled road vehicle was a military tractor invented by French engineer and mechanic, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot (1725 - 1804).Cugnot used a steam e â¦ ngine to power his vehicle, built under his instructions at the Paris Arsenal by mechanic Brezin.n 1769 a French inventor named Cugnot made a steam powered military tractor. Benz of Germany made the first gas powered production car in 1889. The invention of the very fir â¦ st practical automobile is credited to Karl Benz.