Karl Benz's Automobile A Masterpiece of Engineering

On this day in 1844, 173 years ago, Karl Benz was born in the German town of Muhlburg. The son of a locomotive driver, Karl's father died of pneumonia. The Invention of the Automobile - (Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler) [John C. Nixon, St.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. German engineer Karl Benz invented the world's first practical internal-combustion engine automobile. Q: What does Mercedes-Benz mean? A: Mercedes-Benz is named after one of the company's founders - Karl Benz - and Mercedes Jellinek - the daughter of Emil ... Karl (or Carl) Friedrich Benz, who was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, on November 25, 1844, and died in Ladenburg, Germany, on April 4, 1929, ... The first automobile was built by Karl Benz (1886; Germany). A one-cylinder internal-combustion engine propelled this three-wheeler at 13 km/h (8 mph). Karl Benz was a German engine designer and car engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the gasoline-powered automobile. The world will mark the 125th anniversary of the invention of the automobile on Jan. 29. Karl Benz filed a patent for a three-wheeled ... Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical ... Karl Benz was a German engine designer and engineer, regarded as the inventor of the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine.