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Bertha Benz. 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 Karl Benz. On 5 August 1888, she was the first person to drive an internal-combustion-engined automobile over a long distance ...
May 13, 2024 · 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.
Bertha Benz. Founder and pioneer. Time and again, dedicated women have made a significant contribution to the success of their famous husbands' life's work. One of them is undoubtedly Bertha Benz, the resolute partner of Carl Benz. She was born Bertha Ringer on 3 May 1849 in Pforzheim and married Carl Benz on 20 July 1872 at the age of 23.
Bertha Benz. 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. Pioneer of the automobile: Bertha Benz, here a portrait of her as a young woman, helped pave the ...
In a time when “car” was not even a word yet, and people relied on horses to pull their wagons, one woman challenged the status quo. To prove to the world th...
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. While Bertha’s husband Carl lay asleep, she left a note on the kitchen table informing him that they were leaving to visit her mother in Pforzheim, Germany, some 60 ...
She forged the road ahead, to pave it for us all. This is the story of Bertha Benz, The First Driver. Produced by Normal Content (http://normalcontent.com)To...
Aug 24, 2022 · In 1888, Bertha Benz, wife of automotive inventor Karl Benz, set off on a groundbreaking trip. A pioneer and investor in her own right, Bertha took the world...
Mar 8, 2013 · So, in honor of women, I'd like to talk about one woman who's been a hero of mine for many years: Bertha Benz, the first person to take a real road trip in a private, petroleum-powered car. There ...
Jan 6, 2023 · In 1885, it is widely agreed, Karl Benz, aided by his wife Bertha, built the first car. After Karl’s death, Bertha confidently announced, ‘Before me, no automobile existed .’. In fact, neither statement is true. In 1863 Étienne Lenoir drove his internal combustion powered car twenty-two kilometres from Paris to Joinville and back.
