He invented the high-speed liquid petroleum-fueled engine. Daimler and his lifelong business partner Wilhelm Maybach were two inventors whose goal was to create small, high-speed engines to be mounted in any kind of locomotion device.

Gottlieb Daimler was a German mechanical engineer who was a major figure in the early history of the automotive industry. Daimler studied engineering at the Stuttgart polytechnic institute and then worked in various German engineering firms, gaining experience with engines.

In 1885, Gottlieb Daimler, with the help of Wilhelm Maybach, developed the forerunner of the modern gas engine by advancing Nicolaus Otto's oil-powered design. Adapting the engine to a stagecoach, Daimler successfully designed the world's first four-wheeled automobile.

On March 8, 1886, Daimler took a stagecoach (made by Wilhelm Wimpff & Sohn) and adapted it to hold his engine, thereby designing the world's first four-wheeled automobile.

Apr 25, 2012 · Gottlieb Daimler, paired with Designer Wilhelm Maybach, arguably gave the world its first motorcycle and its first four-wheeled car. Battling his former employer, Nikolaus August Otto, in both commerce and the courts, Daimler produced engines …

1886-1920. Few inventions have had as enduring an influence on the world's development as the invention of the automobile. The pioneers of automobile manufacture towards the end of the 19th century were Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900) and Carl Benz (1844-1929).

Gottlieb Daimler was an engineer, industrial designer, industrialist, pioneer of the modern internal combustion engine and a workaholic before the term was invented.

Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (March 17, 1834 – March 6, 1900) was an engineer, industrial designer and industrialist, born in Schorndorf (Kingdom of Württemberg), in what is now Germany. He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development.

In 1885, Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900), together with his partner Wilhelm Maybach (1846–1929), adapted an early model of the internal combustion engine and patented what is generally recognized as the prototype of the modern gas engine.

Feb 7, 2024 · Gottlieb Daimler: A pioneering German engineer, inventor, and industrialist, credited with developing the first high-speed internal combustion engine.