German engine designer and automobile engineer. He built the Benz Patent Motorwagen and was granted German patent DRP 37435 for it in January 1886, an award widely treated as the birth certificate of the automobile. He later merged his company with Daimler to form Daimler-Benz. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Karl Benz
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Invented
Source Wikipedia: Benz Patent-Motorwagen
Pioneered
Pioneered a practical high-speed IC engine for road transport, 1880s
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1. Wikipedia: Karl Benz
Wikipedia- Overview
Benz and Cie. section
In 1883, the three founded a new company producing industrial machines: Benz & Companie Rheinische Gasmotoren-Fabrik, usually referred to as Benz & Cie.
Benz and Cie. section (patent)
He received patent number 37345 in November 1886 (the date given for a patent is the application date) and the vehicle henceforth became known as Benz Patent-Motorwagen.
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Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz
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