Benz drives the first automobile
Karl Benz's Patent-Motorwagen, then Bertha Benz's long-distance drive, proved a self-propelled road vehicle could work — and sell.
Why it matters
The automobile rebuilt cities, industries and personal freedom around the internal combustion engine — and set in motion the climate costs now coming due. Bertha Benz's 106 km publicity drive was the world's first product demo road trip.
People
Karl Benz · Bertha Benz
Threads
This event sits on Transportation.
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Sources
- Encyclopædia Britannica — Karl Benz