In the quiet German town of Mannheim, two radical inventions—the bicycle and the automobile—took their first wobbly rides and ...

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 ...

From tiny, precarious vehicles that more closely resemble motorcycles, to actual full-blown cars with one wheel less than usual, there have been a few attempts throughout history at building a viable ...

While its roots trace back to the creation of the Benz Patent Motorwagen in 1885, Mercedes-Benz was officially founded in June 1926 when Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie. (the world's ...

The Benz Motorwagen featured a 58.2 cu-in single-cylinder four-stroke engine that produced 2/3 hp (500 watts) at 250 rpm and had a top speed of 9 mph. In 1888, it marked the world’s first ...

The Benz Motorwagen featured a 58.2 cu-in single-cylinder four-stroke engine that produced 2/3 hp (500 watts) at 250 rpm and had a top speed of 9 mph. In 1888, it marked the world's first ...

but the biggest question is how Bertha (Carrie Coon) and George (Morgan Spector) Russell will deal with the aftermath of Bertha’s actions. At the end of “The Gilded Age” Season 2, Bertha essentially ...

One of the first practical cars ever invented, Benz's Motorwagen, took its first public drive in Mannheim, Germany, in 1886. Steam had been a viable power source in locomotion for as much as a ...