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Monday, February 9, 2004
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Who invented wheel?
Vinod Kumar

THE wheel was the greatest invention by mankind and we cannot think of life without transportation. It is needed everywhere, every time. Mankind has traversed a long journey and has overcome the geographical boundaries. Over the years various improvements have been made to speed up the transit and make travelling safer. Moreover, the modern economics of a country and commercial development also depends on the means of transport and no country big or small can do without it. We are providing you a list of Websites, which will provide you information about transportation, its history and change over the period of time.

http://morth.nic.in

This is the official Website of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India and contains information about the road transport and highways in India. Administrative setup of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is given here. Some major improvement projects and research, ongoing national highways works and development schemes, being carried by the ministry is available. You will also find information on road safety, Motor Vehicles Act 1988, Forms under Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989, environment consciousness, motor transport statistics and much more. Annual reports, tenders and circulars are available here. This site contains a search engine, which can be used to search more transport related information this site.

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_history_of_transportation.htm

On this site you will come to know about who invented what. A complete history and inventions in means of transport right from wheels to space shuttle is available on this site. Information about some of the famous inventions and their inventors is listed. Those who are interested can also subscribe to the inventor’s newsletter to stay up-to-date. Apart from this, the site covers more than 50,000 subjects with over one million links to the best resources on the Net and helps you get whatever you want from the Web.