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Cugnot was a military engineer, and in seeing the success associated with early steam power, he decided to apply the principle to the moving of heavy loads (like the barrels of cannons). It is not unnatural for an engineering mind to take developing technology and stretch it to fit new applications. A link can be found below for more information.

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