Karl Benz's Revolutionary Invention The Dawn of the Automotive Era

In the late 1800's Karl Benz created a machine that would go on to change the world forever. This creation was of course the Benz Patent ... Karl Benz was a German engineer and inventor who is widely regarded as the inventor of the modern automobile. Although various pioneers had attempted to build a car, this three-wheeler, designed and built by Karl Benz, is the first patented motorcar. Karl Benz was a genius. Engineer and inventor, he worked tirelessly on his idea of a horseless carriage, which he called the Patent-Motorwagen. The question of who invented the motor car is usually answered with the name Karl Benz. Depending on the definition you prefer or the method of propulsion ... The Benz Patent Motorwagen was patented in 1885 as an “automobile fueled by gas.” While others had simply motorized an existing carriage, Benz ... Whatever arguments there may later have been about the first car, for the moment the Patent-Motorwagen was it. It was a sensation. Karl, having ... Karl Benz Builds the First Automobile ... photo of the Engine of the first Patent Motorwagen, presumably from the replica. ... Engine of the first Patent Motorwagen ... On 29 January 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent on his “gas-powered vehicle”. This was the day the automobile was born. Karl Benz was the first to invent, then execute on the problem of a motor vehicle. Through all the public skepticism, he introduced, in Edison's words, a new ...