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When Karl Benz designed his motorwagen, the first patented automobile in history, neither he nor the general public saw much of a market for these noisy, unreliable and difficult to handle horseless carriages. Someone had to prove that the automobile was not a luxury but a means of transportation. This was done by Bertha Benz, Karl's wife and companion, the woman who supported, financed and inspired him throughout her life. Taking her two teenage sons with her, Bertha made the first ever test drive, when there were no highways, gas stations or workshops. In today's story: the history of cars and internal combustion engines, and also a love story. The Year Without Summer: • 1816 - the year when there was no summer and the appar... Time codes: 00:00 - Bertha Benz goes to visit her mother 02:55 - Steam stagecoaches and proto-cars 05:38 - The structure of the steam engine and its problems 12:58 - Internal combustion engine 16:14 - Bertha Ringer gets into business 20:26 - Benz's first car 22:05 - The first test drive Support the channel with exclusive materials for subscribers: Boosty: https://boosty.to/elevated Patreon: / julia_bolchakova Download my fiction books from Etsy (e-pub or pdf): https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Aleutie?... From Russia, it is more convenient to download from Boosty: https://boosty.to/elevated (e-pub, pdf or fb2). FOR BOOSTY AND PATREON SUBSCRIBERS MY BOOKS ARE FREE! If you have problems with the files, write me a PM inside Boosty or Patreon. All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and feel that they were used inappropriately, please, contact me and I'll do all necessary changes.