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
![The pneumatic bicycle, the invention of rubber tires by the Englishman John Boyd Dunlop dates back to 1888. The pneumatic bicycle, the invention of rubber tires by the Englishman John Boyd Dunlop dates back to 1888.](https://www.meisterdrucke.ie/kunstwerke/1260px/Unknown_Artist_-_The_pneumatic_bicycle_the_invention_of_rubber_tires_by_the_Englishman_John_Boyd_-_%28MeisterDrucke-949617%29.jpg)
The pneumatic bicycle, the invention of rubber tires by the Englishman John Boyd Dunlop dates back to 1888.
![GoodyearPress on X: "Ever since John Boyd Dunlop invented the pneumatic tire in 1888, we've been at the forefront of performance driving. #TBT #ForeverForward https://t.co/tLeoVcjCTM" / X GoodyearPress on X: "Ever since John Boyd Dunlop invented the pneumatic tire in 1888, we've been at the forefront of performance driving. #TBT #ForeverForward https://t.co/tLeoVcjCTM" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7lk13eVQAE7iWE.jpg)
GoodyearPress on X: "Ever since John Boyd Dunlop invented the pneumatic tire in 1888, we've been at the forefront of performance driving. #TBT #ForeverForward https://t.co/tLeoVcjCTM" / X
![365 Days of Motoring on X: "On this day in 1888 John Boyd Dunlop applied to patent the pneumatic tyre https://t.co/sherxJcu7L https://t.co/Mqlt3X9qPS" / X 365 Days of Motoring on X: "On this day in 1888 John Boyd Dunlop applied to patent the pneumatic tyre https://t.co/sherxJcu7L https://t.co/Mqlt3X9qPS" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFcLSEgXYAIFRhA.jpg)
365 Days of Motoring on X: "On this day in 1888 John Boyd Dunlop applied to patent the pneumatic tyre https://t.co/sherxJcu7L https://t.co/Mqlt3X9qPS" / X
![Just A Car Guy: the pneumatic tire was patented by Scottish inventor, Robert Thomson on 10 December 1845, some 43 years before John Dunlop Just A Car Guy: the pneumatic tire was patented by Scottish inventor, Robert Thomson on 10 December 1845, some 43 years before John Dunlop](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8K2yDX9s69k7OF3Fwr9OGnYlrWAqyJWW7DUNFkpww_v_1iLdCU1NDKsX4NS0vr3n1Tw_ZUEJEvg0ws5WboE2jcXbqhe_NRuMq4IbF0OS4HhAu87m29yzXOyMEuwPl7awdHDDu9w/s640/tumblr_a82c744337d18d7f2a7ad6021ebf614b_3add8034_400.jpg)
Just A Car Guy: the pneumatic tire was patented by Scottish inventor, Robert Thomson on 10 December 1845, some 43 years before John Dunlop
![John Boyd Dunlop (5 February 1840 – 23 October 1921) - Scottish inventor who developed the first practical pneumatic or Stock Photo - Alamy John Boyd Dunlop (5 February 1840 – 23 October 1921) - Scottish inventor who developed the first practical pneumatic or Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/ERGAWT/john-boyd-dunlop-5-february-1840-23-october-1921-scottish-inventor-ERGAWT.jpg)