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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Karl Benz
		Karl Benz was born Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant, in Karlsruhe, Baden, which is part of modern Germany, to Josephine Vaillant and a locomotive driver, Johann George Benz, whom she married a few months later.
		Karl Benz was graduated from the university on July 9, 1864 at the age of nineteen.
		In 1896, Karl Benz was granted a patent for his design of the first flat engine with horizontally-opposed pistons, a design in which the corresponding pistons reach top dead centre simultaneously, thus balancing each other with respect to momentum.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Karl_Benz (3362 words)

	Karl Benz
		Karl Benz was a German automobile engineer, born: November 23, 1844, Muehlburg[?] (now part of Karlsruhe), Baden, Germany, died: April 4, 1929, Ladenburg[?] upon Neckar, Germany.
		In 1903 Benz retired from Benz & Co., but he remained a member of the supervisory board until his death.
		The Benz and Daimler firms merged to form Daimler-Benz in 1926 -- the company's cars since then are called Mercedes-Benz.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ka/Karl_Benz.html (223 words)

	Benz Patent Motor Car - Supercars.net
		Benz designed a flywheel that was to be fitted horizontally in the chassis since he feared that the gyroscopic effect of a vertically mounted flywheel would adversely affect the vehicle's steerability and roadholding in tight corners.
		Benz had several goes at the ignition until he came up with a solution that was matched to the low output of contemporary batteries.
		Benz opted for a simple evaporator which proved to be quite effective and adequate for the low output levels reached at the time.
	www.supercars.net /cars/2936.html (1512 words)

	Karl Benz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Karl Benz was born Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant, in Karlsruhe, Germany to locomotive driver Johann George Benz and Josephine Vaillant.
		Benz attended the local Grammar School in Karlsruhe and was a prodigious student.
		Benz soon patented the speed regulation system, the ignition using sparks with battery, the spark plug, the carburetor, the clutch, the gear shift, and the water radiator.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karl_Benz (2878 words)

	Hempcar.org-Mercedes Benz
		Karl Benz was born on 25th November 1844 in Karlsruhe, the son of an engine driver.The middle of the last century, when Benz was an apprentice, was a time of widespread fascination with the"new technology".
		Karl Benz attended the Karlsruhe grammar school and subsequently the Karlsruhe Polytechnic.
		Benz lived to witness the motoring boom and the definitive penetration of his idea in to everyday life.
	www.hempcar.org /benz.shtml (1377 words)

	Karl Benz Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Karl Benz was born in Karlsruhe, close to Mannheim, Germany, as Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant.
		Benz was forced to enter into improvised agreements with photographer Emil Bühler and his brother, a cheese merchant, while seeking additional financial support from the banks.
		Benz & Co. grew from 50 employees in 1890, to 430 in 1899, when it was the largest car company in the world, with 572 units produced that year alone.
	www.classic-and-dream-cars.com /karl-benz-biography.html (1963 words)

	European Automotive Hall of Fame
		Karl Friedrich Benz was a typical inventor, grand in his ideas, a wonderful craftsman, but hopeless in business matters.
		Benz & Cie was in danger of losing its world leadership in car building at the turn of the 20th century, but Karl Benz saved the firm again, this time by resigning in 1903.
		Benz died in his house in Mannheim 26 years later, three years after his Benz & Cie was joined with Daimler Motorengesellschaft, and 29 years after the death of Gottlieb Daimler, a man he never met.
	www.autonews.com /files/euroauto/inductees/benz.htm (499 words)

	Karl Friedrich Benz Biography \| World of Invention
		Karl Friedrich Benz was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, on November 26, 1844.
		Benz may also have been the casualty of an automobile accident, having driven one of his first autos into a wall at his factory, while apparently forgetting to steer the vehicle during a demonstration.
		Benz made his first commercial sale in 1887 in Paris, and, within one year, he was employing about fifty men to produce his three-wheeled vehicle.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/karl-friedrich-benz-woi (451 words)

	K. Benz: ZoomInfo Business People Information
		Benz had a pioneering spirit combined with single-minded perseverance that was essential at a time when few took seriously the idea of motorized transport.
		Benz was dedicated to the proposition that the internal-combustion engine would supersede the horse and revolutionize the world's transportation.
		Today, the Bertha Benz Lecture is an endowed lecture offered once a year to an outstanding woman in science or in the public sector to give a lecture in her special field at the Gottlieb Daimler- and Karl Benz-Foundation, Ladenburg.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/benz_k._46804572.aspx (1497 words)

	Karl Benz - MSN Encarta
		Karl Benz (1844-1929), German mechanical engineer, born in Karlsruhe.
		This vehicle was patented and driven through the streets of Munich in 1886.
		Benz shared with the German Gottlieb Daimler the credit for building the first automobile.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761560230/Karl_Benz.html (88 words)

	Mercedes-Benz USA, Mercedes Classic, Bertha Benz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Bertha Benz gave her husband all the support she could, driving him on when the brilliant inventor and design engineer suffered serious technical setbacks and increasing self-doubt about the direction his life's work was taking.
		Although his work was constantly afflicted by one setback or another, Karl Benz was given strength by Bertha's unshakeable belief in him and his invention, On January 29th, 1886 he applied for a patent for his three-wheeler with a gasoline engine.
		Karl Benz went on to build further, perfected versions of his "patent motor car." Despite a mostly enthusiastic reception from the public, the commercial success he craved remained elusive.
	www.mbusa.com /heritage/bertha-benz.do (577 words)

	Hempcar.org-Mercedes Benz
		Karl Benz was born on 25th November 1844 in Karlsruhe, the son of an engine driver.The middle of the last century, when Benz was an apprentice, was a time of widespread fascination with the"new technology".
		Karl Benz attended the Karlsruhe grammar school and subsequently the Karlsruhe Polytechnic.
		Benz lived to witness the motoring boom and the definitive penetration of his idea in to everyday life.
	hempcar.org /benz.shtml (1377 words)

	Automobile - Wikicars
		Karl Benz built his first three-wheeled automobile in 1885 and it was granted a patent in Mannheim, dated January of 1886.
		Among other items Karl Benz invented for the automobile are the carburetor, the speed regulation system known also as an accelerator, ignition using sparks from a battery, the spark plug, the clutch, the gear shift, and the water radiator.
		The Benz Motorwagen, built in 1885, was patented on January 29, 1886 by Karl Benz as the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine.
	www.wikicars.org /en/Automobile (4822 words)

	Brudirect.com - News Updates
		Benz and Cie (founded by Dr H C Karl Friedrich Benz) and Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (founded by Gottlieb Daimler) had already joined forces for a pooling of interests in 1924, merging into Daimler-Benz AG in 1926.
		In 1903, he withdrew from the Management of Benz and Cie, became a member of the supervisory board of Benz and Cie from 1904 to 1926, founded C Benz Sohne (Carl Benz and Sons) in Ladenburg in 1906 and withdrew as a partner of C Benz Sohne in 1912.
		Karl Benz received his honorary doctorate from Karlsruhe Technical University in 1914, them became a member of the supervisory board of Daimler-Benz AG in 1926 to 1929.
	www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/May04/120504/bb17.htm (730 words)

	Www.Geocities.Com/SlkClub - Mercedes-Benz History
		The stage for their accomplishments was set by others: the wheel was invented back in antiquity, steel was being manufactured in the middle of the 19th century, and crude oil in commercial quantities was discovered in 1857.
		As the 19th century was drawing to a close, many nations were in the middle of a shift from an agrarian to an industrial economy, the need for their ideas was urgent, and their inventions were sought by companies in other lands.
		As a viable concept, the development of the automobile as a means of personal transportation can be traced to 1885 when Karl Benz opened the doors of his Mannheim workshop and rode around the yard in a three-wheeled carriage powered by a single-cylinder internal-combustion engine.
	www.geocities.com /slkclub/history.html (2537 words)

	Benz, Karl - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		BENZ, KARL [Benz, Karl], 1844-1929, German engineer, credited with building the first automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine.
		The car, driven in Mannheim in 1885 and patented in 1886, had three wheels, an electric ignition, and differential gears and was water-cooled.
		Byw: Newidiadau mawr mewn trafnidiaeth; Y trenau'n boblogaidd a Karl Benz yn dyfeisio'r injan betrol.(Features)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-benz-k1ar.html (294 words)

	Karl Benz
		The rear wheels received the power by a pulley and belt that were attached to a transmission shaft whilst the water cooling was by water evaporation in a jacket round the cylinder.
		Whilst the 4-wheeler would often run in these ruts the front wheel of a 3-wheeler was running on uneven ground creating a bumpy ride and placing great stress on the structure of the vehicle itself.
		Benz had initially designed his vehicle as a 3-wheeler to overcome problems with steering.
	www.3wheelers.com /benz.html (375 words)

	The Hindu : Karl Benz (1844-1929): Inventor of motor car
		KARL BENZ was born on November 26, 1844 in Karlsruhe, Germany, the son of an engine driver.
		Benz laid down his first four-wheeled model in 1891; by 1895 he could build a range of vehicles that ran at speeds of 15 mph, that were strong, inexpensive and simple to operate.
		Benz and Co became a thriving firm and in 1899, it was converted into a limited company.
	www.hindu.com /2000/11/02/stories/08020003.htm (635 words)

	Karl Friedrich Benz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Although the original Benz car (a three-wheeled vehicle, the Motorwagen, now preserved in Munich) first ran early in 1885, its design was not patented until Jan. 29, 1886.
		Benz and Co. was founded in Mannheim in 1883 to build stationary internal-combustion engines; the company completed its first four-wheeled automobile in 1893 and produced the first of a series of racing cars in 1899.
		Benz had left the firm about 1906 to organize C. Benz Söhne, Ladenburg, with his sons, Eugen and Richard.
	www.engineering.com /content/ContentDisplay?contentId=41003016 (126 words)

	Mercedes-Benz - Wikicars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Mercedes-Benz is the brand name applied to the models of one of the premier automotive manufacturers in the world and, because of its tie to Karl Benz, it is also the name of the world's oldest continuously produced automobile line.
		The traditional laurel symbol of Karl Benz was added along with his name to complete the new logo.
		Stationary engines were his major business and he invented many improvements to them and their application, but Karl Benz continued to refine his Motorwagen through several models and sold his first automobile in 1888.
	wikicars.org /en/Mercedes-Benz (4026 words)

	Mannheim Karl - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Mannheim, Karl (1893-1947), Hungarian-born German sociologist, founder of the sociology of knowledge.
		Benz was unaware of the early developments made by Gottlieb Daimler at Bad Cannstatt, near Stuttgart, until Daimler saw a Benz car in Paris in 1885,...
		Mannheim, city in south-west Germany, in Baden-Württemberg, a major river port at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers, across the Rhine...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Mannheim_Karl.html (110 words)

	No. 1596: The First Automobile?
		Benz championed the new internal-combustion engines, and he worked single-mindedly to create a car driven by one.
		Markus' story is especially poignant because, if the German Benz believed in the auto, he didn't.
		Automotive historian James Flink notes that modern bicycles came into being just as Benz began his work, and they sparked the public demand for personal vehicles.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi1596.htm (545 words)

	Mercedes-Benz Museum
		In 1879 Karl Benz founded Benz and Co. Rheinsche Gasmotoren-Fabrik which produced stationary engines used in factories all over Europe.
		In 1923 Benz conceived the famous Tropfenwagen which was the first mid-engined racing car the world had ever seen but by then Benz would soon become part of Daimler-Benz and the car would not be further developed.
		Until the outbreak of World War II the silver cars of Mercedes battled their fellow Germans at Auto Union while Alfa Romeo, Maserati were left with the scraps, save those rare occasions when a driver of the caliber of Nuvolari could beat the formidable German teams.
	www.ddavid.com /formula1/merc_museum.htm (1683 words)

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