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Wilhelm Maybach ( German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmaɪbax] ⓘ; 9 February 1846 – 29 December 1929) was an early German engine designer and industrialist. During the 1890s he was hailed in France, then the world centre for car production, as the "King of Designers". From the late 19th century Wilhelm Maybach, together with Gottlieb Daimler, developed ...
Wilhelm Maybach was a German engineer and industrialist who was the chief designer of the first Mercedes automobiles (1900–01). From 1883 Maybach was associated with Gottlieb Daimler in developing efficient internal-combustion engines; their first important product, a relatively light four-stroke.
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Feb 9, 2021 · Today his name also lives on in the Mercedes-Maybach brand. On 9 February 1846, i.e. 175 years ago, Wilhelm Maybach was born in Heilbronn, Germany. The second-eldest son of a carpenter would go on to influence the development of the car. This applies particularly to the period when he was Gottlieb Daimler’s associate until he passed away in 1900.
Jul 12, 2019 · Wilhelm Maybach – (February 9 th 1846 – December 29 th 1929) was a German engineer, designer, and industrialist. In 1883, he designed the first hi- speed internal combustion engine and convinced Gottlieb Daimler to put it into a vehicle, resulting in Reitwagen – the world’s first motorcycle.
Wilhelm Maybach was born in Heilbronn on February 9, 1846, where he grew up with his five siblings. He became an orphan at the age of ten. He went to school at the Bruderhaus Reutlingen, a Christian institution founded to give homes and work to the socially disadvantaged, whose founder and head master recognized Maybach’s technical talent at a very early stage and gave him encouragement.
May 26, 2021 · The Maybach comes equipped with its own telephone and computing system. Passengers can simultaneously make phone calls, send emails and faxes from inside the moving car at any time. Likewise, passengers can also watch videos, DVDs, or television on a screen that automatically disappears into the car's roof when not in use.
The founding of Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau-GmbH Bissingen followed on 23 March 1909. Wilhelm Maybach’s son Karl, who also designed the new Zeppelin engine, took over the technical management. In 1912 the firm, renamed Luftfahrzeug-Motoren-GmbH, relocated to Friedrichshafen. Father and son each held a 20-percent share in the company.
