Although we see Karl Benz as the father of the car, I am sure that the production of the car would have been delayed if it were not for his mother, Bertha Benz.
STARTED UNIVERSITY AT THE AGE OF 15
Born in Karlsruhe, Germany on November 25, 1844, Karl Friedrich Benz lost his father at the age of 2. In a poor home, Karl attended the local school and was a great student at school. He started the scientifically oriented Lyceum in 1853 at the age of nine. He then studied under Ferdinand Redtenbacher at the polytechnic school of Karlsruhe. Benz's first dream was to become a locksmith. However, the locomotive technologies inherited from his father also attracted his attention. In 1860, at the age of 15, he passed the mechanical engineering entrance examination of the Karlsruhe Polytechnic School and studied there, graduating at the age of 19.
1 HPE FIRST ENGINE
Trying to hold on to various and inefficient jobs, Benz joined August Ritter in 1871, at the age of 27, at the opening of the Iron Foundry and Mechanical Workshop in Mannheim. His experience with Ritter, known for his unreliability, brought Benz together with the love of his life. The challenge was overcome when Benz's fiancee, Bertha Ringer, bought Ritter's stake in the distressed company using his drohoma, or dowry.
He married Bertha soon after. Realizing that they were running out of money, Benz focused on engine production. Because at that time, many independent scientists were busy finding this invention. He started working to realize the idea of building a two-stroke gas engine with 1 horsepower. Solving all the technical problems of the vehicle and establishing a joint stock company in order to provide the necessary capital in a short time, Benz left the company after arguing with the shareholders. In 1883, he founded the Benz Cie Gas Engine Factory in Mannheim.
When he achieved success with this company that produces engines for stationary machines, he gave up working with traditional engines, turned to his childhood dream, and started to produce a passenger car that can run without rails.
THE ENGINE IS 137 YEARS OLD TODAY
He further developed the three-wheeled motor car he produced and obtained the state patent number 37435. The patent date was January 29, 1886. That was exactly 137 years ago. This invention, financed by his wife Bertha, was named Benz Patent-Motorwagen (a patented motor car). The vehicle, which was the world's first motor-driven car to transport people, cost $150 at the time. So today's $4,500.
Benz's display of the witch at a machine show in Munich in 1888, and his wife Bertha Benz's first long-distance drive from Mannheim to Pforzheim by car without informing her husband, attracted the attention of the press and made a name for himself. got them started.
At that time, the church objected to it as the Devil's Invention and the German Emperor said, "Nobody drives such a vehicle when there are horses." He did not care at first, and the car, on which soldiers were planted to prevent the vehicle from going out, did not intimidate both Karl Benz and his wife. Despite the problems they experienced, they continued on their way, they became the parents of the ease we live in today, namely the automobile.
Although we see Karl Benz as the father of the car, I am sure that the production of the car would have been delayed if it were not for his mother, Bertha Benz. Although there are those who describe the first car as Bertha, it was up to Benz to use a woman's name, Mercedes, in the literature. By the way, let's not forget that Bertha Benz invented the first brake pad.
The wheel, invented by our ancestors' thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago, made our lives easier with Benz 137 years ago, by integrating with the automobile. If you have time, I recommend you to watch the movie "Carl and Bertha", which tells about their life stories and loves and was transferred to the big screen in 2011.