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First Car Research Paper

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Imagine the world hundreds of years ago. How do you think people got around? Suburbs did not exist, because everything was so far apart. In this day and age we do not think much about of cars, they are apart of our everyday life. Something most people do not realize is how much cars have affected our life. Automobiles have had a huge success in transportation of people and goods. These amazing inventions have inspired people around the world to step up and try to make them impeccable. Whether it is the way they work or even the substances they run on to work, people have taken the task to improve them to the best of their ability. Inventors have made more efficient cars to help reduce CO2 exposure by changing what they use to make them work …show more content…

It was first built in Germany, by Karl Benz. "One of the triumvirate of inventors who pioneered in the development of the internal-combustion engine and the automobile" ("Benz, Karl"). He was able to use his engine into his brand new automobile at the time. "Built in 1885 patented in 1886, Karl Benz's Motorwagen had many clever features" (Hennessy 11). This was just only one stepping stone for vehicles all around the world. It still had a lot of work that needed to be done to it though, and it was not even close to how fast cars go today. " Top speed 6mph (10km/h)" (Hennessy 11). I'm able to see how slow the car was at the time, but now people have seen how important cars are. Humans have developed cars to make them faster, stronger, and better than what they used to be. This shows how important the car is to society, if it has improved so …show more content…

It worked in a way humans did not even think was possible. Before the first car was invented, we were using carriages to get places. The carriages were less efficient, and more it would take me a lot longer to get to my destination. If I lived in the 1800's I would never think that something like the car would be invented. The fact it was created in the 1800's is mine bobbling. "The engine- the 'heart' of the automobile operates on internal combustion, meaning the fuel used for its power is burned inside" ("Automobile"). This defied all odds that a car could even work, let alone with this kind of technology. The engine was not the only thing that made it work. "It was lightweight and had a two-stroke gas engine, rack steering, and steel spoke wheels" (Hennessy 11). This helped because since it is lightweight the engine was not worked too hard trying to power the car. It still helped inspire people around the world to improve this technology and even create different technology for cars to

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