And it turns out Bertha Benz knew exactly what I'm talking about. Bertha Benz's name likely sounds a little familiar. And really, it should. Her husband, Carl Benz, was the German car engineer ...

The first steam-powered vehicles date back to the late 18th century, but it was 100 years later that the automobile was truly born. Among these pioneers was the incredible Bertha Benz, to whom ...

He didn’t think it was ready for the road, and he was mostly right. Bertha Benz, Karl’s wife and business partner, believed in her husband’s invention. She had been there since the beginning ...

In 1888, Bertha Benz, wife of automotive inventor Karl Benz, set off on a groundbreaking trip. A pioneer and investor in her own right, Bertha took the world's first combustion engine-powered car ...

Bertha Benz may just be the coolest road tripper to ever drive this planet. As anyone who has ever been married will tell you, sometimes, no matter how supportive your partner can be, you just ...