Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

John Loudon McAdam Biography and Timeline

Follow John Loudon McAdam through 2 dated historical records for Great Britain.

John Loudon McAdam, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1815–1836Years on this page

1815

Invention of Tarmac

Science / Technology

McAdams method for "macadamizing" roads is adopted in England

1836

Death of John Loudon McAdam

Science / Technology

Death of John Loudon McAdam

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.