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Father of the Bike

  • September 11, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

In 1839, Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick Macmillan invented the pedal bicycle — a heavy contraption with iron tires and a wooden frame. Before that, people rode two-wheeled vehicles they pushed with their feet.

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