A Symbol of Ingenuity Celebrating the First Automobile's Triumph

Karl Benz is widely recognized as the inventor of the gasoline-powered automobile. In 1871, after graduating from a German technical college and working in ... Actual photograph of the first automobile; Invented by Carl Benz Mannheim, Germany; First appearance on the streets of Mannheim, Oct. 25th, 1883. The modern automobile, developed in the late 1800s, is based on the internal combustion engine, invented by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens ... Although the technology for the automobile existed in the 19th century, it took Henry Ford to make the useful gadget accessible to the American public. Ford ... In 1886, Benz created the three-wheeled motor car, known as the “Motorwagen." This vehicle often is considered the first truly modern automobile. The world's first car is generally credited to Karl Benz, a German engineer. He built and patented the Motorwagen in 1886. The Benz Patent- ... For #NationalInventorsDay, we recognize the pioneer who invented the first automobile; Carl (Karl) Benz. 135 years ago he registered his no.1 ... Henry Ford took the 1896 Quadricycle, his first automobile, to New York City as evidence in his legal appeal against the Association of Licensed Automobile ... Compared to cars of today, they might not seem all that impressive, but take a closer look and you'll see, that couldn't be further from the ... In the first of a monthly column on automotive design, Gautam Sen and Avik Chattopadhyay trace the earliest inventions, from da Vinci's ...