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Apr 17, 2024 · Karl Friedrich Benz, German mechanical engineer who designed and in 1885 built the world’s first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine. In 1926 Benz & Co. merged with Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft to form Daimler-Benz, maker of Mercedes-Benz.
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.
May 1, 2024 · Nicolaus Otto (1832-1891) was a German engineer who invented the four-stroke internal combustion engine in 1876, which became the basis for most modern automobile engines. Otto would go on to...
6 days ago · Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism.
- St. Martha's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
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- 1891–1945
- President of Ford Motor Company (1906–1919, 1943–1945)
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Apr 19, 2024 · Research and development engineers and scientists have been employed by all automobile manufacturers and suppliers to improve the body, chassis, engine, drivetrain, control systems, safety systems, and emission-control systems.
6 days ago · The French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built the first steam-powered road vehicle in 1769, while the Swiss inventor François Isaac de Rivaz designed and constructed the first internal combustion-powered automobile in 1808.
3 days ago · Adolf Daimler – chief engineer, COO and member of the board of directors 1899–1913. Son of Gottlieb Daimler and developer of the brand logo. Béla Barényi – car safety pioneer (rigid passenger safety shell), joined Daimler-Benz in 1937; Wilhelm Maybach – automotive pioneer, first met Gottlieb Daimler in 1865
