National Museums Scotland - Happy Birthday John Boyd Dunlop! Scottish inventor Dunlop was born #OTD in 1840 and is known for his design of the pneumatic tyre. Pneumatic tyres are now used
![Birthplace of R W Tomson inventor of the Pneumatic Tyre sign at entrance to Stonehaven Aberdeenshire, Scotland Stock Photo - Alamy Birthplace of R W Tomson inventor of the Pneumatic Tyre sign at entrance to Stonehaven Aberdeenshire, Scotland Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RJM537/birthplace-of-r-w-tomson-inventor-of-the-pneumatic-tyre-sign-at-entrance-to-stonehaven-aberdeenshire-scotland-RJM537.jpg)
Birthplace of R W Tomson inventor of the Pneumatic Tyre sign at entrance to Stonehaven Aberdeenshire, Scotland Stock Photo - Alamy
![John Dunlop was the vet who invented the pneumatic tyre – Historical articles and illustrationsHistorical articles and illustrations | Look and Learn John Dunlop was the vet who invented the pneumatic tyre – Historical articles and illustrationsHistorical articles and illustrations | Look and Learn](https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/preview/A/A012/A012644.jpg)
John Dunlop was the vet who invented the pneumatic tyre – Historical articles and illustrationsHistorical articles and illustrations | Look and Learn
![Robert Thomson - the Scotsman who first patented pneumatic tyres - Invention - Bite Sized Britain - Britain's amazing history and culture Robert Thomson - the Scotsman who first patented pneumatic tyres - Invention - Bite Sized Britain - Britain's amazing history and culture](https://images.prismic.io/six-things/05258a05-8d64-48b0-90bd-3403f43629e2_Aerial-Wheel.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,26,900,900&w=900&h=900)
Robert Thomson - the Scotsman who first patented pneumatic tyres - Invention - Bite Sized Britain - Britain's amazing history and culture
![WORLDKINGS – On This Day – July 23, 2018 - John Boyd Dunlop applies to patent pneumatic tire in 1888 - Worldkings - World Records Union WORLDKINGS – On This Day – July 23, 2018 - John Boyd Dunlop applies to patent pneumatic tire in 1888 - Worldkings - World Records Union](https://worldkings.org/userfiles/upload/images/modules/news/2018/7/21/0_03d34681fc261c33f89aaa482f530c6f.jpg)
WORLDKINGS – On This Day – July 23, 2018 - John Boyd Dunlop applies to patent pneumatic tire in 1888 - Worldkings - World Records Union
![JOHN BOYD DUNLOP - Scottish inventor (1840-1921) generally credited with inventing the pneumatic tyre Stock Photo - Alamy JOHN BOYD DUNLOP - Scottish inventor (1840-1921) generally credited with inventing the pneumatic tyre Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BDFH0X/john-boyd-dunlop-scottish-inventor-1840-1921-generally-credited-with-BDFH0X.jpg)
JOHN BOYD DUNLOP - Scottish inventor (1840-1921) generally credited with inventing the pneumatic tyre Stock Photo - Alamy
![Women making pneumatic tyres for bicycles, France, 1896 - Stock Image - C045/0811 - Science Photo Library Women making pneumatic tyres for bicycles, France, 1896 - Stock Image - C045/0811 - Science Photo Library](https://media.sciencephoto.com/c0/45/08/11/c0450811-800px-wm.jpg)