How the Automobile Began: Benz in 1886
In short: Karl Benz applied for his patent on a vehicle with gas engine operation in 1886. Bertha Benz's money and practical work helped build it. Gottlieb Daimler held a rival claim, and UNESCO now keeps the patent as a record of the beginning of individual motorised mobility.
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Sources used in this film: UNESCO (Memory of the World Programme), “Patent DRP 37435 “Vehicle with gas engine operation” submitted by Carl”; DATAMP (Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents), “DE Patent: 37,435 - Vehicle powered by a gas engine”; National Motor Museum, “29th January 1886 – the birth of the motorcar?”; Mercedes-Benz Group, “Carl Benz workshop in Mannheim | Mercedes-Benz Group”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Bertha Benz | Biography, History, & Facts | Britannica”; Homo Schwabicus (homo-schwabicus.de), “Bertha-Benz-Route — Karte der ersten Auto-Fernfahrt”; Engineerine, “Benz Patent Motorwagen: The First Car's History and Design”; Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Money), “Daimler AG | German Automaker, Luxury Cars, & Mobility Services | Britannica Money”; History Snacks (historysnacks.io), “Mercedes-Benz, 1926: When Two Pioneers Finally Joined”.
Sources used in this film
- UNESCO (Memory of the World Programme) — Patent DRP 37435 “Vehicle with gas engine operation” submitted by Carl · View →
- DATAMP (Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents) — DE Patent: 37,435 - Vehicle powered by a gas engine · View →
- National Motor Museum — 29th January 1886 – the birth of the motorcar? · View →
- Mercedes-Benz Group — Carl Benz workshop in Mannheim | Mercedes-Benz Group · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Bertha Benz | Biography, History, & Facts | Britannica · View →
- Homo Schwabicus (homo-schwabicus.de) — Bertha-Benz-Route — Karte der ersten Auto-Fernfahrt · View →
- Engineerine — Benz Patent Motorwagen: The First Car's History and Design · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Money) — Daimler AG | German Automaker, Luxury Cars, & Mobility Services | Britannica Money · View →
- History Snacks (historysnacks.io) — Mercedes-Benz, 1926: When Two Pioneers Finally Joined · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: UNESCO (Memory of the World Programme): Patent DRP 37435 “Vehicle with gas engine operation” submitted by Carl
- Also: DATAMP (Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents): DE Patent: 37,435 - Vehicle powered by a gas engine
- Also: National Motor Museum: 29th January 1886 – the birth of the motorcar?
- Also: Mercedes-Benz Group: Carl Benz workshop in Mannheim | Mercedes-Benz Group
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Bertha Benz | Biography, History, & Facts | Britannica
- Also: homo-schwabicus.de (German regional travel/history site; secondary source): Bertha-Benz-Route — Karte der ersten Auto-Fernfahrt
- Also: Engineerine: Benz Patent Motorwagen: The First Car's History and Design
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica (Britannica Money): Daimler AG | German Automaker, Luxury Cars, & Mobility Services | Britannica Money
- Also: History Snacks (historysnacks.io): Mercedes-Benz, 1926: When Two Pioneers Finally Joined
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