In 1738, a Swiss mathematician called Daniel Bernoulli put this theory into practice. He used pressurised water in mills and pumps. Then in 1975, an Englishman called Joseph Bramah patented the first hydraulic press.

Who was the first person to use hydraulics?

As a teenager, the Frenchman Blaise Pascal started work on mechanical calculators and became one of the first two inventors of the device. He made contributions to mathematics — such as Pascal's triangle — and studied hydraulic fluids.

When were hydraulics first used on tractors?

The first tractor mechanical lift appeared in 1927, and a hydraulic lift in 1934. These lifts, however, were just that — lifts.