Karl Benz, the founder of the modern vehicle, and brand name for Daimler AG’s famous Mercedes-Benz cars, has given us our modern world today, in which our lives depend on cars, whether people keep them for style, or just to get them from Point A to Point B. If it wasn’t for Karl Benz, we would have not come this far into the age of technology. When Karl Benz created the car, he had no idea how it would turn out, and if he could come back to life for one day to see how far we’ve come, I think he would be very proud. The pioneer of the modern car, Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant, was born on November 25, 1844, in Karlsruhe District in Muhlenberg, Germany. His mother, Josephine wanted Karl to receive a proper education, consequently undertaking many hardships to get him there. Later, Karl's father got pneumonia and died, and Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant became Karl Friedrich Benz in memory of his father. Benz went to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, where he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. …show more content…
Here, he began his work on the two-stroke engine. He patented this invention, along with the speed regulation system, the ignition of the car with battery, the spark plug, the carburetor, clutch, the gear shift, and the water radiator. Not all at once, however. Benz worked all his life to accomplish these things. After his company gave him necessary funding through revenue, Benz received "the opportunity to indulge in his old passion of designing a horseless carriage. (Karl Benz Academy)" He finished this invention in 1885 and dubbed it the "Benz Patent Motorwagen", which generated its own