Ulster Museum on Twitter: "The inventor of the pneumatic tyre, John Boyd Dunlop, was born #OnThisDay 1840. According to the story, he thought of his idea for an inflated rubber tyre in
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National Museums Scotland - Happy Birthday John Boyd Dunlop! Dunlop was born on this day in 1840 and is known for his design of the pneumatic tyre. Pneumatic tyres are now used
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