Bertha Benz
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Bertha Benz was a German automotive pioneer. She was the business partner, investor and wife of automobile inventor Carl Benz. On 5 August 1888, she was the first person to drive an internal-combustio
Bertha Ringer, c. 1871, prior to her marriage to Carl Benz
Bertha Benz at age 18, c. 1867
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen Number 3 of 1886, used by Bertha Benz for the highly publicized first long distance road trip, 106 km (66 mi), by automobile
Carl and Bertha Benz 1925 – Zenodot Verlagsges. mbH
Brake lining
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Brake linings are the consumable surfaces in brake systems, such as drum brakes and disc brakes used in transport vehicles.
Bertha Benz
…she was the first person to drive an internal-combustion-engined automobile over a long distance, field testing the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, inventing brake lining and solving several practical issues during the journey of 105 km (65 miles). In doing so, she brought the Patent-Motorwagen worldwide attention and…
Drum shoes with linings
In this view of an automobile disc brake, the brake pad is the black material held by the red brake caliper. The brake lining is that part of the brake pad which actually contacts the metal brake disc (rotor) when the brake is engaged.