Q. What did J. B. Dunlop invent?
Answer: Pneumatic rubber tyre
Notes: John Boyd Dunlopwas a Scottish-born veterinary surgeon who re-invented pneumatic tyres for his child’s tricycle and developed them for use in cycle racing in 1888 A.D. He is credited with realizing rubber could withstand the wear and tear of being a tire while retaining its resilience. Pneumatic Tyre came to be known as Dunlop Rubber and Dunlop Tyres.

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