Wikijunior:Famous Inventors/Inventors in Transportation/James Starley
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When, Where, and to whom was he or she born? edit
He was born in 1830 to Daniel, a farmer.
What was his or her childhood like? edit
His first job after leaving home was as an under-gardener.
Did You Know?
- He began working at age 9.
- His first job was on the farm.
- An early invention he made was a rat trap.
Why did this person become interested in science? edit
He mended watches in his spare time and a sewing machine for his employer.
Where did this person go to school? edit
He ran away from home as a teenager and went to London.
What problem did he or she uncover that needed solving? edit
Velocipedes (bicycles) were dangerous.
What solutions had already been tried that did not solve the problem? Why wasn't it working? edit
Velocipedes (bicycles) had wheels of increasingly varying sizes with the front wheel larger than the rear.
What did this person invent that solved the problem? edit
Bicycles with differential gears and the same sized wheels at the front and back.
How did the invention solve the problem? edit
Bicycles became safer. Rover bicycles became synonymous with safety bicycles.
How has this inventor changed people and the world? edit
Modern bicycles have wheels the same size at the front and back. High wheelers disappeared.
What happened to this inventor in the end? edit
He died in 1881.
If you could ask this inventor one question, what would you ask? edit
What does he think of electric bicycles and modern bicycle shapes and materials.
If you could bring this inventor to today and tell him or her one thing, what would you tell him or her about the effect of his or her invention? edit
High wheelers never returned in any serious popularity.