KARL BENZ

Karl Benz

          Karl Benz was a German inventor who had created something that moves the world today.  The magnificent invention is called a gasoline-powered automobile.  If it wasn't for his invention, we may still be riding horses to ride around our neighborhoods.

          He was born in November in Germany and died in April also in Germany.  He had gone to Karlsruhe Gymnasium, a high school, and the University of Karlsruhe.  Both are in Germany.  He later on married Bertha Benz who later on was the first person to go an extensive trip on the the new invention.  Together, they had two sons and three daughters.

           It seems that his daring invention was not accidental.  He was an engineer after all, and participated in a society where people of his position gathered.  He had founded Rhine Rive Gas Motor Factory.  During his time there, he constructed the machine and many people protested that it scared away children and horses.  This is when his wife achieved that previously said title.  The point behind the endeavor was to showcase the reliability of the automobile.  His seemingly foolish marketing strategy worked.

           Unfortunately, later on, he was forced to resign as the CEO of his company.  On the other hand, he founded another and worked secretly with stealth as if he was leaving no trail behind.  It was called K. Benz & Sons which became a supplier of a automobile company called Daimler.  Daimler was a superior competitor of Karl's first founded company so it's kind of ironic that his second company is a "subcontractor" of Daimler.

           A common convertible that is used in many people's daily lives is a gasoline-powered car.  The engineer who created this was Karl Benz.  He further advanced technology from horses to automobiles.