The Wright brothers invented the airplane. The Wright brothers proved that air travel was possible and integrated it into modern lifestyle.
leonardo da vinci, who invented the ornithopter...
I think that the hot air balloon was not a transportation in old times. The wright brothers invented an airplane that looked a bit like a glider, so there are chances that the glider might be used for transportation.
Nobody invented the general idea of transportation. People have been walking since the beginning of time as a form of transportation.
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Air transportation is less cost effective than truck transportation especially for smaller items. But air transportation has the advantage of speed of delivery.
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The hot air balloon was made for people to travel in the air.
neither of them invented transportation the idea and action existed when the first object moved.
first form of transportation invented was obviously walking which wasn't exactly invented, but besides walking the first form of transportation "discovered" would be riding on animals' backs--such as on horses or donkeys.
The automobile was invented for transportation to take you near or far.