2014 Event Google reveals its self-driving car today; the prototype can drive 25 miles per hour and safely respond to a variety of situations; it should be road-ready sometime after 2016; Ford, Tesla and other firms are also working on self-driving technology 1967 Event SST prototype "Concorde" 1st shown (France) 1965 Event Walt Disney launches Epcot Center: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow 1955 Event 1st prototype of hovercraft patented by British engineer Christoper Cockerell 1952 Event 1st B-52 prototype test flight 1892 Event Charles A. Wheeler patents a prototype of the escalator 1608 Event Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey
