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On 5 August 1888, she was the first person to drive an internal-combustion-engined automobile over a long distance, field testing the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, inventing brake lining and solving several practical issues during the journey of 105 km (65 miles). [1]
May 13, 2024 · Bertha Benz 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.
Apr 30, 2015 · You can still drive the Bertha Benz Memorial Route today, but it’ll take you about an hour as opposed to the 12 it took Bertha—though, presumably, you won’t be making stops to make...
- Stacy Conradt
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.
Jan 29, 2024 · Thirty-nine-year-old Bertha Benz made history on August 12, 1888, when she became the first person to complete a long-distance trip by automobile. She followed wagon tracks on a trip that popularized Karl Benz’s latest invention and reportedly saved him from financial ruin.
The next time you see a Mercedes on the highway, think of Bertha Benz, the daring woman who, at age 39, saved her husband's radical invention by making the world's first road trip when no roads existed!
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Bertha Benz completed the first long distance car ride, driving from Mannheim to Pforzheim, taking just over 13 hours
