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1849. Born in Pforzheim, Germany. 1869. Met future husband Carl Benz for the first time. 1885. Carl Benz completed his first Motorwagen prototype. 1886. An official patent was registered for the Motorwagen. 1888. Bertha Benz completed the first long distance car ride, driving from Mannheim to Pforzheim, taking just over 13 hours. 1944.
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.
Mar 8, 2021 · Mercedes-Benz has told Bertha’s daring story twice via YouTube, the first time in 2018 in a video depicting Bertha making the trip alone (below), and again in 2019. 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 ...
Aug 20, 2018 · 717K subscribers. Subscribed. 65K. 2.9M views 5 years ago. 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 (...
Founders and pioneers. 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.
Apr 24, 2024 · Bertha Benz, who showed the world the possibilities of the automobile, was born 175 years ago on 3 May 1849 in Pforzheim. She died 80 years ago on 5 May 1944 in Ladenburg. Benz had already undertaken a first short public test drive with his "No. 1" on 3 July 1886. Although the local press reported on the invention, the hoped-for response failed ...
Bertha Benz (May 3, 1849 – May 5, 1944) was a German automotive pioneer. She was the business partner and wife of automobile inventor Karl Benz. In 1888, she was the first person to drive an automobile over a long distance. In doing so, she brought the Benz Patent-Motorwagen worldwide attention and got the company its first sales.
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