Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler

Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler

Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (March 17, 1834 – March 6, 1900) was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist born in Schorndorf, in what is presently Germany. He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development. He invented the high-speed petrol engine.

The Reitwagen (riding car), the world's first
internal combustion motorcycle (1885)

In 1885, Gottlieb Daimler who acted as specialized chief of Deutz Gasmotorenfabrik, which Nikolaus Otto co-owned together with his partner Wilhelm Maybach, took Otto's internal combustion engine a step further and patented what is generally recognized as the prototype of the current gas motor. The Daimler-Maybach motor was little, lightweight, quick, used a gasoline-injected carburetor, and had a vertical chamber. The size, velocity, and proficiency of the engine allowed for a revolution in car design and Daimler is viewed as the first  inventor of a practical internal combustion engine.

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