Bertha Benz
Automobile pioneer, with husband Karl Benz
Died when: 95 years 2 days (1140 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Bertha Benz (German: ['b??ta 'b?nts]; née Cäcilie Bertha Ringer; 3 May 1849 – 5 May 1944) was a German automotive pioneer and inventor.
She was the business partner and wife of automobile inventor Carl Benz. On 5 August 1888, she was the first person to drive an internal-combustion-engined automobile over a long distance, field testing the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, inventing brake lining and solving several practical issues during the journey of 105 km (65 miles).
In doing so, she brought the Patent-Motorwagen worldwide attention and got the company its first sales.
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