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Benz

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Benz  (bnts), Karl Friedrich 1844-1929.
German automobile pioneer credited with manufacturing the first vehicle powered with an internal-combustion engine, patented in 1886.

Benz [bɛnz (German) bɛnts]
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(Biographies / Benz, Karl (Friedrich) (1844-1929) M, German, TECHNOLOGY: engineer, TECHNOLOGY: car designer) Karl (Friedrich) (karl). 1844-1929, German engineer; designed and built the first car to be driven by an internal- combustion engine (1885)


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