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On 5 August 1888, 39-year-old Bertha Benz drove from Mannheim to Pforzheim with her sons Richard and Eugen, thirteen and fifteen years old respectively, in a Model III, without telling her husband and without permission of the authorities, thus becoming the first person to drive an automobile a significant distance.
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- First person in history to drive an automobile over a long distance
- Johann Benz (father-in-law), Josephine Benz (mother-in-law)
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May 1, 2024 · Bertha Benz 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 Ringer was the third of.
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May 1, 2015 · Bertha Benz changed automotive history by packing her two teenage sons into a car and driving to her mother’s house. It doesn’t exactly sound impressive, but the year was 1888. A 65-mile road...
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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 ...
Less well-known is the name of the first person to take an automobile out of the workshop and give it a serious test drive. We should remember Bertha Benz, though, because during her 1888 trek across the German countryside , she showed the world what the automobile was capable of, and along the way even came up with a few new modifications to ...
Two years after Karl Benz first drove the car in July 1886, Karl's wife Bertha demonstrated its feasibility in a trip from Mannheim to Pforzheim in August 1888, shortly before it became the first commercially available automobile in history in the late summer of 1888.
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.
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