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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.
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.
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, fa ...more. In a time when “car” was not...
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.
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.
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's first combustion engine-powered...
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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