impact of karl benz automobile
Karl Benz (Carl Benz). In 1885, German mechanical engineer, Karl Benz designed and built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine.On January 29, 1886, Benz received the first patent (DRP No. 37435) for a gas-fueled car.It was a three-wheeler; Benz built his first four-wheeled car in 1891.n 1885, German mechanical engineer, Karl Benz designed and built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine.