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What did Thomas Davenport invent?

  • A.Screw propellor
  • B.Electric streetcar
  • C.Chesterfield
  • D.Sleeping (railway) car

Answer: B

He invented the electric streetcar.

Thomas Davenport, a Vermont blacksmith, built the first practical direct-current electric motor in 1834 and used it to run a small electric car on a circular track - the first electric railway, though batteries made it uneconomic at the time.

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