Science and Technology 11: History of the Automobile Lesson 5 Notes



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The Automobile Rush is On

  • The internal combustion engine paved the way for the modern automobile. In _________ another German, Karl ____________, invented the first automobile with an internal combustion engine. It had _________ wheels, ran on gasoline, and had steering and brakes. Benz received a patent for his invention in January of that year.

  • Another German, Gottlieb _______________, improved Otto's internal combustion engine by making it ______________, ________________, and more ____________________.

  • Daimler took a stagecoach and adapted it to hold this improved engine. This was the world's first __________-wheeled automobile.

  • Later, Daimler and his partner built the first automobile from scratch, instead of adapting a stagecoach. The new Daimler automobile had a four-speed transmission and reached speeds of 16 kilometres per hour.



  • The automobile has changed greatly over the years, but many of its features, such as the internal combustion engine, remain more or less the same. Over time there have been more than _______________ patents or inventions on the various parts of an automobile.

Did You Know?
The word automobile can be credited to a 14th Century Italian painter and engineer named Martini. Martini thought up the name automobile from the Greek word, "auto," (meaning _________) and the Latin word, "mobils," (meaning ________________).



Quick Check Questions:

Choose the correct answer to the multiple choice questions below.



1. Which inventor built a three wheeled automobile powered by a large steam boiler?

  1. Karl Benz

  2. Leonarda da Vinci

  3. Joseph Cugnot

  4. Henry Ford


2. Why was the Gottlieb Daimler combustion engine better than the others?

  1. It was small, light weight, and fast .

  2. It had a gasoline-injected carburetor and a vertical cylinder.

  3. It could go as fast as 16 km per hour.

  4. all of the above


3. Who had the world’s first automobile accident?

  1. Nicolas Cugnot

  2. Nicolaus Otto

  3. Karl Benz

  4. Henry Ford


4. Which inventor came up with the idea of the internal combustion engine?

  1. Gottlieb Daimler

  2. Nicolaus Otto

  3. Henry Ford

  4. none of the above


5. The modern vehicle is the result of the work and inventions by?

  1. one man only

  2. several people over the course of many years

  3. a team of people who worked together in Europe

  4. none of the above


6. In total there are how many patents for automobile parts and designs?

  1. too many to count

  2. approximately 1200

  3. over 100,000

  4. 42


7. Who helped develop the automobile?

  1. engineers, mechanics, and designers

  2. plumbers, welders, and boat builders

  3. artists and dancers

  4. none of the above




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