Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot

French inventor

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1725

Place of Birth: Void-Vacon, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 02-Oct-1804

Profession: engineer, combat engineer, inventor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (26 February 1725 – 2 October 1804) was a French inventor who built the world's first full-size and working self-propelled mechanical land-vehicle, the "Fardier à vapeur" — effectively the world's first automobile.