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Birth of the Modern Automobile!
regarded [ rɪˈɡɑːd ] расцененный, рассматриваемый;
vehicle [ ˈviːəkl ] автомобиль, повозка;
propelled [ prəˈpel ] самоходный;
invention [ ɪnˈvenʃn ] изобретение, выдумка, затея;
unveiled [ ʌnˈveɪl ] открытый, раскрытый.
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen (or motorcar), built in 1886, is widely regarded as the first automobile; that is, a vehicle designed to be propelled by a motor.
The vehicle was awarded the German patent, number 37435, for which Karl Benz applied on January 29, 1886. Following official procedures, the date of the application became the patent date for the invention once the patent was granted, which occurred in November of that year.
Benz officially unveiled his invention to the public on July 3, 1886, on the Ringstrasse (Ringstraße) in Mannheim, Germany.
On January 29, 1886, 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. 1