Which means of transportation was invented by the American Jonathon Scobie in 1836
Jonathan Scobie Jonathan Scobie The Reverend Jonathan Goble (1827-1897) was an American Free Baptist minister and missionary in Yokohama, Japan. It is said that around 1869, he built the first rickshaw to transport his invalid wife Eliza Goble around the city. However, there are numerous other theories about the origin of the rickshaw, as explained in History of the Rickshaw. His name is listed variously as "Jonathan Scobie", "E. Jonathan Scobie" and "Jonathan Goble". Musical Theater: Jonathan Goble appears as a character (played by the narrator) in act two of the musical "Pacific Overtures" who explains how he came to invent his
Jonathon McKenna friends". Jonathon got on well with his sister, Rachel (Angela Bloomfield), but they were competitive; he was, "protective of his baby sister but often finds himself competing wither her for parental funds and attention." Jonathon was also described as naive, he was "by no means cruel but his arrogant flippancy cuts like a knife. Having never experienced rejection and self-doubt, Jonathon is blithely ignorant of the emotional pain of others." A backstory was established between Jonathon and Nick Harrison (Karl Burnett) which saw the two clash in several story lines. Jonathon was classed as more "sophisticated" than the "perennially adolescent"