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Bertha Benz ( German: [ˈbɛʁta ˈbɛnts] ⓘ; née Cäcilie Bertha Ringer; 3 May 1849 – 5 May 1944) was a German automotive pioneer. She was the business partner, investor and wife of automobile inventor Carl Benz.
Bertha Benz (born May 3, 1849, Pforzheim, Germany—died May 5, 1944, Ladenburg) was a German automotive pioneer who was instrumental in the development of the first engine-powered carriage, or automobile. She is best known for embarking on the world’s first long-distance drive in the Patent-Motorwagen, a car built by her husband, Karl Benz.
The secret journey. The first woman at the wheel. Bertha Benz resolutely took the driving seat of the Patent Motor Car herself. She was convinced that the day-to-day reliability of the new vehicle needed to be physically demonstrated to the public.
Mar 6, 2019 · To prove to the world that her husband’s invention was the future of mobility, Bertha Benz went on the first long-distance journey with an automobile, facing all kinds of challenges but...
Bertha Benz. Inducted 2016. 1849 - 1944. On the morning of August 5, 1888, Bertha Benz and her two oldest sons quietly left their house and unknowingly changed the world forever.
Mar 8, 2021 · Denied a higher education but still savvy and determined enough to leave her mark on the automotive industry and the world, Bertha Benz was proclaimed an “honorary senator” by the Technical University of Karlsruhe on her 95th birthday.
Bertha Benz (née Cäcilie Bertha Ringer on May 3, 1849) played a decisive part in the development of the automobile. She supported her husband Carl Benz as best she could and, like him, firmly believed in the future of the automobile.
Jan 6, 2023 · Tired of her husband's endless tinkering, Bertha Benz undertook the first long-distance journey in an automobile demonstrating its revolutionary potential.
Mar 29, 2022 · Bertha Benz: The Bond and Life With Carl Benz. She could have lived a comfortable life as a daughter of a wealthy family from the Baden area in Germany. Nothing was expected of her other than marriage to a gentleman of her stature. But that wasn’t enough or in interest for Bertha Benz.
Apr 24, 2024 · First car ride in the world. With hatpin, garter and 3 HP: Bertha Benz´drive into the future. On August 5, 1888, a woman heralded the era of the automobile: Without Bertha Benz, the history of mobility would have been different. On that day, she took her first longer trip by car.
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