Her husband, Carl Benz, was the German car engineer who created what would one day become Mercedes-Benz. According to that very same car company , Bertha, born in 1849, married Carl when she was 23.

August fifth, 2024 marks the 136th anniversary of Bertha Benz’s history-making 66-mile drive from Mannheim to Pforzheim in her husband Karl’s Patent-Motorwagen. Supposedly unbeknownst to Karl ...

Smart Car was once a hit in the U.S. market with its compact Fortwo tiny car, but sales quickly plummeted, forcing the brand ...

Her husband, Carl Benz, was the German car engineer who created what would one day become Mercedes-Benz. According to that very same car company , Bertha, born in 1849, married Carl when she was 23.

For starters, while Carl Benz had the engineering know-how, it was Bertha’s money that financed his endeavours, including paying for the original patent (German patent number 37435) granted in ...

Bertha Benz, Karl’s wife and business partner, believed in her husband’s invention. She had been there since the beginning, and provided much of the funding for it along the way.

'Star Wars' actress Daisy Ridley, who narrates the VR experience as Benz, the wife of the "father of the modern car," Carl Benz, is also an executive producer on the film.

Benz applied for and received the patent for the car, and his wife, Bertha, ... Carl Benz restored the original Patent-Motorwagen in 1906 and donated it to the Deutsche Museum in Munich.

Ridley will play Bertha Benz, the wife of Motorwagen inventor Karl Benz, who embarked on the world's first road trip in 1888. Skip to main content Plus Icon Click to expand the Mega Menu.