Daimler, Gottlieb
Published: August 31, 2006, 1:27 am
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Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900), a German engineer and inventor, pioneered the development of the internal combustion engine and the modern automobile industry. Daimler’s improvements to the internal combustion engine, made with his colleague Wilhelm Maybachin the 1880s, was an impetus for the development of the modern automobile industry. Daimler and Maybach concentrated on producing the first lightweight, high-speed engine to run on gasoline. They eventually developed an engine with a surface carburetor, to vaporize the fuel and mix it with air, producing an explosion. Daimler and Maybach's engine reached 900 revolutions per minute (rpm), much greater power than previously capable by any engine. In 1889, they placed their engine into a horse-drawn carriage, which they drove at a speed of 11 miles per hour—and the first four-wheeled automobile was born. In the first international road race held between Paris and Rouen in 1894, only 15 of the 102 cars completed the course; Daimler engines powered all 15 successful cars. In 1890, Daimler founded the Daimler Motor Company in Cannstatt, Germany.
Further Reading
Gottlieb Daimler (Mercedes Biographies)
History: Daimler & Simms (Daimler)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Daimler, Gottlieb". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 31, 2006; Last revised Date August 31, 2006; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Daimler,_Gottlieb>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900), a German engineer and inventor, pioneered the development of the internal combustion engine and the modern automobile industry. Daimler’s improvements to the internal combustion engine, made with his colleague Wilhelm Maybachin the 1880s, was an impetus for the development of the modern automobile industry. Daimler and Maybach concentrated on producing the first lightweight, high-speed engine to run on gasoline. They eventually developed an engine with a surface carburetor, to vaporize the fuel and mix it with air, producing an explosion. Daimler and Maybach's engine reached 900 revolutions per minute (rpm), much greater power than previously capable by any engine. In 1889, they placed their engine into a horse-drawn carriage, which they drove at a speed of 11 miles per hour—and the first four-wheeled automobile was born. In the first international road race held between Paris and Rouen in 1894, only 15 of the 102 cars completed the course; Daimler engines powered all 15 successful cars. In 1890, Daimler founded the Daimler Motor Company in Cannstatt, Germany.
Further Reading
Gottlieb Daimler (Mercedes Biographies)
History: Daimler & Simms (Daimler)
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