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The following word search puzzle features words from the article about La Jamais Contente, the car designed by Camille Jenatzy to break speed records in 1899. The puzzle contains a variety of words related to the car's design, technology, and history. You will need to look carefully for each word, which can be hidden horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, and forwards or backwards. This puzzle will test your attention to detail and your ability to spot words hidden within a grid of letters. Whether you're a puzzle enthusiast or just looking for a fun challenge, this word search is sure to keep you engaged and entertained!
Camille Jenatzy, a Belgian engineer, built La Jamais Contente, a car that was designed to break speed records in 1899. The car was built with two electric motors, a lightweight aluminium chassis, and a bullet-shaped body to reduce air resistance. Jenatzy believed that electric motors were more efficient and could provide better acceleration, which was an innovation in the early days of the automobile age. La Jamais Contente broke the world land speed record, and its legacy lived on, paving the way for the development of electric vehicles. Jenatzy went on to have a successful career as an engineer and inventor, but he died in a hunting accident in 1913.
In the late 19th century, the world was witnessing a rapid transformation as science and technology progressed at an unprecedented pace. The dawn of the automobile age was just around the corner, and engineers and inventors around the world were experimenting with various designs and technologies to build faster and more efficient vehicles. It was during this time that a Belgian engineer named Camille Jenatzy created a car that was designed solely to break speed records, and it did just that.
Jenatzy was born in Brussels in 1868, and he was fascinated with engineering from an early age. He attended the prestigious École Polytechnique in Brussels, where he studied electrical engineering. After graduating, he went to work for the family business, which was involved in the manufacturing of rubber products. However, Jenatzy's true passion was for automobiles, and he soon began experimenting with various designs in his spare time.
In 1898, Jenatzy began work on what would become his most famous creation – the La Jamais Contente (French for "The Never Satisfied"). The car was designed with only one purpose in mind – to break the world land speed record. To achieve this, Jenatzy decided to use an electric motor instead of the gasoline engines that were commonly used in cars at the time. He believed that electric motors were more efficient and could provide better acceleration.
The La Jamais Contente was built with a lightweight chassis made of aluminium and was powered by two electric motors. Each motor was capable of producing 50 horsepower, which was a remarkable feat for the time. The car was fitted with large wheels and tyres to provide better traction, and the body was shaped like a bullet to reduce air resistance.
On April 29, 1899, Jenatzy and his team took the La Jamais Contente to the Achères straight in France, which was a popular location for speed trials. The car was driven by Jenatzy himself, who was wearing a special leather helmet to protect his head in case of an accident. He accelerated the car to a speed of 66.66 miles per hour, breaking the previous world land speed record of 62.38 miles per hour set by Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat in a gasoline-powered car.
The La Jamais Contente continued to break speed records, and in 1903, it reached a top speed of 97.25 miles per hour, becoming the first car to exceed 100 kilometres per hour. The car was retired in 1904, but its legacy lived on. It had proved that electric motors could be used to power cars and had set the stage for the development of electric vehicles in the decades to come.
Jenatzy went on to have a successful career as an engineer and inventor, and he continued to work on automobiles and electric motors throughout his life. He died in 1913 in a hunting accident, but his legacy as a pioneer of electric vehicles lives on.
In conclusion, the La Jamais Contente was a remarkable achievement in the early days of the automobile age. It was designed solely to break speed records, and it did just that, thanks to its innovative design and the use of electric motors. It paved the way for the development of electric vehicles and demonstrated the potential of this technology for powering cars. Today, electric vehicles are becoming more and more common, and the La Jamais Contente can be seen as a trailblazer for this important development in automotive history.
/ ɪn ðə leɪt ˌnaɪn.ˈtiːnθ ˈsen.tʃə.ri / ðə wɜːld wəz ˈwɪt.nəs.ɪŋ ə ˈræ.pɪd ˌtræn.sfə.ˈmeɪʃ.n̩ əz ˈsaɪəns ənd tek.ˈnɒ.lə.dʒi prə.ˈɡrest ət ən ʌn.ˈpre.sɪ.den.tɪd peɪs / ðə dɔːn əv ði ˈɔː.tə.məʊ.ˌbiːl eɪdʒ wəz dʒəst ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈkɔː.nə / ənd ˌen.dʒɪ.ˈnɪəz ənd ɪn.ˈven.təz ə.ˈraʊnd ðə wɜːld wər ɪk.ˈspe.rɪ.mənt.ɪŋ wɪð ˈveə.rɪəs dɪ.ˈzaɪnz ənd tek.ˈnɒ.lə.dʒɪz tə bɪld ˈfɑː.stər ənd mɔːr ɪ.ˈfɪʃnt ˈviːɪk.l̩z / ˈɪt wəz ˈdjʊər.ɪŋ ðɪs ˈtaɪm ðət ə ˈbel.dʒən ˌen.dʒɪ.ˈnɪə ˈneɪmd kə.ˈmiːl jɛˌnɑːtˌziː kriː.ˈeɪ.tɪd ə kɑː ðət wəz dɪ.ˈzaɪnd ˈsəʊ.li tə breɪk spiːd rɪˈk.ɔːdz / ənd ˈɪt dɪd dʒəst ðæt /
/ jɛˌnɑːtˌziː wəz bɔːn ɪn ˈbrʌs.l̩z ɪn wʌn ˈθaʊz.n̩d eɪt ˈhʌn.drəd ənd ˈsɪk.sti eɪt / ənd hi wəz ˈfæ.sɪ.neɪ.tɪd wɪð ˌen.dʒɪ.ˈnɪər.ɪŋ frəm ən ˈɜː.li eɪdʒ / hi ə.ˈten.dɪd ðə pre.ˈstɪ.dʒəs ˈaɪ.kuːl pɒˌ.lɪ.tɛk.niːˈk ɪn ˈbrʌs.l̩z / weə hi ˈstʌ.dɪd ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk.l̩ ˌen.dʒɪ.ˈnɪər.ɪŋ / ˈɑːf.tə ˈɡræ.dʒʊeɪt.ɪŋ / hi ˈwent tə ˈwɜːk fə ðə ˈfæm.li ˈbɪz.nəs / wɪtʃ wəz ɪn.ˈvɒlvd ɪn ðə ˌmæ.njʊ.ˈfæk.tʃər.ɪŋ əv ˈrʌ.bə ˈprɒ.dʌkts / haʊ.ˈe.və / jɛˌnɑːtˌziːɪz truː ˈpæʃ.n̩ wəz fər ˈɔː.tə.mə.biːlz / ənd hi suːn bɪ.ˈɡæn ɪk.ˈspe.rɪ.mənt.ɪŋ wɪð ˈveə.rɪəs dɪ.ˈzaɪnz ɪn ɪz speə ˈtaɪm /
/ ɪn wʌn ˈθaʊz.n̩d eɪt ˈhʌn.drəd ənd ˈnaɪn.ti eɪt / jɛˌnɑːtˌziː bɪ.ˈɡæn ˈwɜːk ɒn ˈwɒt wʊd bɪˈkʌm ɪz məʊst ˈfeɪ.məs kriː.ˈeɪʃ.n̩ / ðə læˌdʒæ.meɪ.ˈkɒn.tɒnt frentʃ fə ðə ˈne.və ˈsæ.tɪ.sfaɪd / ðə kɑː wəz dɪ.ˈzaɪnd wɪð ˈəʊn.li wʌn ˈpɜː.pəs ɪn maɪnd / tə breɪk ðə wɜːld lænd spiːd rɪˈk.ɔːd / tu ə.ˈtʃiːv ðɪs / jɛˌnɑːtˌziː dɪ.ˈsaɪ.dɪd tə ˈjuːz ən ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk ˈməʊ.tər ɪn.ˈsted əv ðə ˈɡæ.sə.liːn ˈen.dʒɪnz ðət wə ˈkɒ.mən.li juːst ɪn kɑːz ət ðə ˈtaɪm / hi bɪ.ˈliːvd ðət ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk ˈməʊ.təz wə mɔːr ɪ.ˈfɪʃnt ənd kəd prə.ˈvaɪd ˈbe.tər ək.ˌse.lə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩ /
/ ðə læˌdʒæ.meɪ.ˈkɒn.tɒnt wəz bɪlt wɪð ə ˈlaɪ.tweɪt ˈʃæ.si ˈmeɪd əv ˌæl.juː.ˈmɪn.ɪəm ənd wəz ˈpaʊəd baɪ ˈtuː ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk ˈməʊ.təz / iːtʃ ˈməʊ.tə wəz ˈkeɪ.pəb.l̩ əv prə.ˈdjuːs.ɪŋ ˈfɪf.ti ˈhɔː.spaʊə / wɪtʃ wəz ə rɪ.ˈmɑːk.əb.l̩ fiːt fə ðə ˈtaɪm / ðə kɑː wəz ˈfɪ.tɪd wɪð lɑːdʒ wiːl̩z ənd ˈtaɪəz tə prə.ˈvaɪd ˈbe.tə ˈtræk.ʃn̩ / ənd ðə ˈbɒ.di wəz ʃeɪpt ˈlaɪk ə ˈbʊ.lɪt tə rɪ.ˈdjuːs eə rɪ.ˈzɪ.stəns /
/ ɒn ˈeɪ.prəl ˈtwen.ti naɪn / wʌn ˈθaʊz.n̩d eɪt ˈhʌn.drəd ənd ˈnaɪn.ti naɪn / jɛˌnɑːtˌziː ənd ɪz tiːm ˈtʊk ðə læˌdʒæ.meɪ.ˈkɒn.tɒnt tə ðə æʃɛə streɪt ɪn frɑːns / wɪtʃ wəz ə ˈpɒ.pjʊ.lə ləʊˈk.eɪʃ.n̩ fə spiːd ˈtraɪəlz / ðə kɑː wəz ˈdrɪv.n̩ baɪ jɛˌnɑːtˌziː hɪm.ˈself / ˈhuː wəz ˈweər.ɪŋ ə ˈspeʃ.l̩ ˈle.ðə ˈhel.mɪt tə prə.ˈtekt ɪz hed ɪn keɪs əv ən ˈæk.sɪ.dənt / hi ək.ˈse.lə.reɪ.tɪd ðə kɑː tu ə spiːd əv ˈsɪk.sti sɪks / ˈsɪk.sti sɪks maɪlz pɜː ˈaʊ.ə / ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə ˈpriː.vɪəs wɜːld lænd spiːd rɪˈk.ɔːd əv ˈsɪk.sti ˈtuː / ˈθɜːt.i eɪt maɪlz pɜː ˈaʊ.ə set baɪ gæ.stɔːn.duː.ʃæˈ.suːˌ.luːˈ.bæh ɪn ə ˈɡæ.sə.liːn ˈpaʊəd kɑː /
/ ðə læˌdʒæ.meɪ.ˈkɒn.tɒnt kən.ˈtɪ.njuːd tə breɪk spiːd rɪˈk.ɔːdz / ənd ɪn wʌn ˈθaʊz.n̩d naɪn ˈhʌn.drəd ənd θriː / ˈɪt riːtʃt ə tɒp spiːd əv ˈnaɪn.ti ˈsev.n̩ / ˈtwen.ti faɪv maɪlz pɜː ˈaʊ.ə / bɪˈk.ʌm.ɪŋ ðə ˈfɜːst kɑː tu ɪk.ˈsiːd wʌn ˈhʌn.drəd kə.ˈlɑː.mə.tərz pɜː ˈaʊ.ə / ðə kɑː wəz rɪ.ˈtaɪəd ɪn wʌn ˈθaʊz.n̩d naɪn ˈhʌn.drəd ənd fɔː / bət ɪts ˈle.ɡə.si lɪvd ɒn / ˈɪt həd pruːvd ðət ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk ˈməʊ.təz kəd bi ˈjuːst tə ˈpaʊə kɑːz ənd həd set ðə steɪdʒ fə ðə dɪ.ˈve.ləp.mənt əv ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk ˈviːɪk.l̩z ɪn ðə ˈdek.eɪdz tə ˈkʌm /
/ jɛˌnɑːtˌziː ˈwent ɒn tə həv ə sək.ˈse.sfəl kə.ˈrɪər əz ən ˌen.dʒɪ.ˈnɪər ənd ɪn.ˈven.tə / ənd hi kən.ˈtɪ.njuːd tə ˈwɜːk ɒn ˈɔː.tə.mə.biːlz ənd ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk ˈməʊ.təz θruː.ˈaʊt ɪz laɪf / hi daɪd ɪn wʌn ˈθaʊz.n̩d naɪn ˈhʌn.drəd ənd ˌθɜː.ˈtiːn ɪn ə ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ ˈæk.sɪ.dənt / bət ɪz ˈle.ɡə.si əz ə ˌpaɪə.ˈnɪər əv ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk ˈviːɪk.l̩z laɪvz ɒn /
/ ɪn kən.ˈkluːʒ.n̩ / ðə læˌdʒæ.meɪ.ˈkɒn.tɒnt wəz ə rɪ.ˈmɑːk.əb.l̩ ə.ˈtʃiːv.mənt ɪn ði ˈɜː.li ˈdeɪz əv ði ˈɔː.tə.məʊ.ˌbiːl eɪdʒ / ˈɪt wəz dɪ.ˈzaɪnd ˈsəʊ.li tə breɪk spiːd rɪˈk.ɔːdz / ənd ˈɪt dɪd dʒəst ðæt / θæŋks tu ɪts ˈɪ.nə.veɪ.tɪv dɪ.ˈzaɪn ənd ðə ˈjuːs əv ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk ˈməʊ.təz / ˈɪt peɪvd ðə ˈweɪ fə ðə dɪ.ˈve.ləp.mənt əv ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk ˈviːɪk.l̩z ənd ˈde.mən.streɪ.tɪd ðə pə.ˈten.ʃl̩ əv ðɪs tek.ˈnɒ.lə.dʒi fə ˈpaʊər.ɪŋ kɑːz / tə.ˈdeɪ / ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk ˈviːɪk.l̩z ə bɪˈk.ʌm.ɪŋ mɔːr ənd mɔː ˈkɒ.mən / ənd ðə læˌdʒæ.meɪ.ˈkɒn.tɒnt kən bi ˈsiːn əz ə ˈtreɪl.ˌble.zə fə ðɪs ɪm.ˈpɔːtnt dɪ.ˈve.ləp.mənt ɪn ˌɔː.təʊ.ˈməʊ.tɪv ˈhɪ.str̩i /
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