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AUTOMOBILE- The automobile has two different time periods in the history of being invented. Although Richard Dudgeon actually invented an automobile in 1866 of New York City who made it similar to a steam engine, Henry Ford, in the 1920’s, developed the USA’s first affordable car. It was created with a combustion engine. Ford was known for bringing Model-T to the era of transportation, and he later on founded Ford Motor Company. The automobile improved society quite a bit: parents drove cars to work, family visited friends who lived farther away, and young adults had fun. The automobile industry also created more jobs such as construction for wider roads. Obviously, it improved transportation, but it also boosted economy, so it was a very important invention.