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At the age of nine, he started at the scientifically oriented Lyceum.
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At age 15, he passed the entrance exam for mechanical engineering for the Karlsruhe polytechnical school, which he subsequently attended.
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Benz graduated aged 19.
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He married 1872-1929m. -
First child name is Eugen
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Second child name is Richard
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The three founded a new company producing industrial machines Benz & Cie. -
He create industrial engine production company Benz & Cie. -
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Bertha – supposedly without the knowledge of her husband – took the vehicle on a 104 km trip from Mannheim to Pforzheim to visit her mother, taking her sons Eugen and Richard with her.
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Karl Benz was granted a patent for his design of the first flat engine. -
Resigned from the position of head of this company, but remained a member of the board
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This company merged with Mr. Daimler's company, and the joint company Daimler-Benz has been producing Mercedes-Benz cars ever since.
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