One of Allportâs stories is always mentioned in his biographies: When he was 22, he traveled to Vienna. He had arranged to meet with the great Sigmund Freud! When he arrived in Freudâs office, Freud simply sat and waited for Gordon to begin.
In 500 BC, Darius I the Great started an extensive road system for Persia (Iran), including the famous Royal Road which was one of the finest highways of its time. The road was used even after the Roman times. Because of the road's superior quality, mail couriers could travel 2,699 kilometres (1,677 mi) in seven days.
.. in the late1800's. James Starley (1830-1881), perfected the basic mechanism of the sewing machine (1850+), designed the traditional spoked bicycle wheel with solid rubber tyres (1870+), and invented a chain-drive differential gear in 1877. 1897 - first use of differential on an Australian steam car by David Shearer.