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Les 10 inventeurs les plus influents en mobilité et transport

Dix véhicules, systèmes et architectures mécaniques ayant une large portée culturelle ou un impact pratique sur les transports.

Classé dans la catégorie mobilité et transport en se basant sur des preuves de portée dans le monde physique, une contribution technique déterminante, une pertinence durable et la qualité des sources. Ouvrez n'importe quel profil pour examiner les preuves sous-jacentes.

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    Portrait de Giorgetto Giugiaro

    Italy

    Giorgetto Giugiaro

    Volkswagen Golf Mk1

    More than 37 million Volkswagen Golfs have been built, carrying Giugiaro’s original hatchback proportions across generations.

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    Portrait d'Andrew Ritchie

    United Kingdom

    Andrew Ritchie

    Brompton folding bicycle

    Brompton’s fiftieth-anniversary coverage reports more than 80,000 Bromptons on London’s roads.

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    Portrait de Martin Eberhard

    United States

    Martin Eberhard

    Tesla Roadster (first generation)

    The Tesla Roadster reset expectations for a highway-capable, high-performance electric car.

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    Portrait de J. B. Straubel

    United States

    J. B. Straubel

    Tesla Roadster battery-pack and power-electronics system

    His team engineered the Tesla Roadster’s core battery-pack and power-electronics hardware.

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    Portrait de Peter Beck

    New Zealand

    Peter Beck

    Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle and Rutherford engine

    Electron became the first battery-powered rocket for commercial launch and had reached 75 launches by late 2025.

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    Portrait de Dean Kamen

    United States

    Dean Kamen

    Segway Personal Transporter

    The Segway supplied a category-defining self-balancing transport design.

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    Portrait de Burt Rutan

    United States

    Burt Rutan

    SpaceShipOne private crewed spacecraft

    SpaceShipOne was the first privately funded spacecraft to carry a person into space twice within two weeks.

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    Portrait de David T. Hon

    United States · Taiwan

    David T. Hon

    DAHON folding bicycle

    DAHON exceeded 100,000 bicycles by 1994 and held 60 percent of the global folding-bike market.

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    Portrait de Franky Zapata

    France

    Franky Zapata

    Flyboard and Flyboard Air personal flight devices

    The 2019 Flyboard Air Channel crossing brought the devices worldwide public and defence-sector attention.

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    Rory Cooper - Rory Cooper

    United States

    Rory Cooper

    Manual and powered wheelchair technologies

    His manual and powered wheelchair innovations advanced the mobility and freedom of millions of people.

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