The World’s First Car
ලොව ප්රථම ප්රායෝගික මෝටර් රථය ජර්මනියේ කාල් බෙන්ස් විසින් සොයා ගන්නා ලද අතර, ඒ සඳහා පේටන්ට් බලපත්රය ඔහුට 1886 ජනවාරි 29 වන දින ලැබුණි. ඔහුගේ නව නිපැයුම වන බෙන්ස් පේටන්ට්-මෝටර්වැගන්, පළමු පෙට්රල් බලයෙන් ක්රියාත්මක වන මෝටර් රථය ලෙස පිළිගැනේ.
Karl Benz (1844–1929), a German mechanical engineer.
He is often called the father of the automobile.
1885: Benz built his first working car (the Motorwagen).
1886: He received the official patent for the automobile.
A three-wheeled vehicle powered by a single-cylinder gasoline engine.
Could reach speeds of about 16 km/h (10 mph).
It was the first car designed for practical use, not just experiments.
Before Benz, inventors tried steam-powered vehicles, but they were heavy and impractical.
Benz’s car used a gasoline-powered internal combustion engine, which became the standard for cars.
His wife, Bertha Benz, proved its usefulness by driving it on a long journey in 1888 — the first road trip in history!
Inventor: Karl Benz
Year: 1886 (patent granted)
Place: Mannheim, Germany
Vehicle Name: Benz Patent-Motorwagen
Significance: First practical, gasoline-powered car
✅ Summary for School Use: The first car in the world was invented by Karl Benz in 1886. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen was the first practical automobile powered by a gasoline engine, marking the beginning of modern transportation.
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