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?
Karl Benz
Leonarda da Vinci
Joseph Cugnot
Henry Ford
2. Why was the Gottlieb Daimler combustion engine better than the others?
It was small, light weight, and fast .
It had a gasoline-injected carburetor and a vertical cylinder.
It could go as fast as 16 km per hour.
all of the above
3. Who had the world’s first automobile accident?
Nicolas Cugnot
Nicolaus Otto
Karl Benz
Henry Ford
4. Which inventor came up with the idea of the internal combustion engine?
Gottlieb Daimler
Nicolaus Otto
Henry Ford
none of the above
5. The modern vehicle is the result of the work and inventions by?
one man only
several people over the course of many years
a team of people who worked together in Europe
none of the above
6. In total there are how many patents for automobile parts and designs?
too many to count
approximately 1200
over 100,000
42
7. Who helped develop the automobile?
engineers, mechanics, and designers
plumbers, welders, and boat builders
artists and dancers
none of the above
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