RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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Peter Cooper
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Samuel Gomper
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Lewis Latimer
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Karl Benz
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Detailed explanation-1: -On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – may be regarded as the birth certificate of the automobile. In July 1886 the newspapers reported on the first public outing of the three-wheeled Benz Patent Motor Car, model no.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most authorities are inclined to honour Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler of Germany as the most important pioneer contributors to the gasoline-engine automobile. Benz ran his first car in 1885, Daimler in 1886.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar"), built in 1885 by the German Carl Benz, is widely regarded as the world’s first practical modern automobile and was the first car put into series production. It was patented and unveiled in 1886.