January 29 1886 – Karl Benz Patents the Gasoline-Driven Automobile

January 29 1886 – Karl Benz Patents the Gasoline-Driven Automobile3.5 (70%) 2 votes More than a decade after opening an “Iron Foundry and Machine Shop,” Karl Benz made the breakthrough he had been hoping for: a four-stroke engine powered by gasoline. After attaching his invention to a two-person carriage, Benz received a patent for a “vehicle powered by a gas engine” on January 29, 1886. The car was born. Throughout his twenties, Benz bounced around Germany in search of the best means to apply his education as a mechanical engineer. Unable to fit in with any company, he joined with a partner to form a small factory in the city […]