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Karl Freiherr von Drais
Karl Drais, c. 1820, then still a baron
Born
Karl Friedrich Christian Ludwig Freiherr Drais von Sauerbronn
(1785-04-29)29 April 1785
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Died
10 December 1851(1851-12-10) (aged 66)
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Nationality
German
Occupation
Inventor
Karl von Drais on his original Laufmaschine, the earliest two-wheeler, or hobbyhorse in 1819A Draisine from around 1820, built with cherry wood and softwood. Displayed at the Kurpfälzisches Museum in Heidelberg, Germany.
Karl Freiherr von Drais (full name: Karl Friedrich Christian Ludwig Freiherr Drais von Sauerbronn; 29 April 1785 – 10 December 1851) was a noble German forest official and significant inventor in the Biedermeier period. He was born and died in Karlsruhe. He is seen as "the father of the bicycle".[1]
^Hanlon, Sheila. "200 years since the father of the bicycle Baron Karl von Drais invented the 'running machine' | Cycling UK".
Karl Freiherr von Drais (full name: Karl Friedrich Christian Ludwig Freiherr Drais von Sauerbronn; 29 April 1785 – 10 December 1851) was a noble German...
used bicycle belongs to German Baron Karl von Drais, a civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden in Germany. Drais invented his Laufmaschine (German for...
another 80 years or more) punched a paper strip and was built in 1830 by KarlDrais, a German inventor. The first machine was made in 1863 by the Italian...
planes). The eponymous term is derived from the German inventor Baron KarlDrais, who invented his Laufmaschine (German for "running machine") in 1817...
the ground instead of the pedals of later bicycles. It was invented by KarlDrais (who called it a Laufmaschine [German: [ˈlaʊfmaˌʃiːnə], "running machine"])...
Baron Karl von Drais. It is regarded as the first bicycle and von Drais is seen as the "father of the bicycle", but it did not have pedals. Von Drais introduced...
velocipede today is the bicycle. The term was probably first coined by Karl von Drais in French as vélocipède for the French translation of his advertising...
hour. The first meat grinder was invented in the nineteenth century by KarlDrais. The earliest form of the meat grinder was hand-cranked and forced meat...
the periodic table of elements, inventor of the two-wheeler principle KarlDrais, Alfred Wegener, who discovered the continental drift, as well as political...
politician (b. 1769) December 19 J. M. W. Turner, English artist (b. 1775) KarlDrais, German inventor (b. 1785) Gustafva Lindskog, Swedish athlete (b. 1794)...
facts in transportation history are that both KarlDrais, the inventor of the bicycle, as well as Karl Benz, the inventor of the automobile were born...
earliest two-wheeled bicycle, a Laufmaschine or dandy horse, invented by KarlDrais in 1817. These early balance bikes consisted of a simple wooden frame...
grinder was invented in the early 19th century by the German engineer KarlDrais. The machine made it possible for minced meat to be sold at market in...
located at Nymphenberg Palace was an inspiration to Heidelberg student KarlDrais in his invention of the velocipede (a precursor of the bicycle). The third...
The lack of oats to feed horses may have inspired the German inventor KarlDrais to research new ways of horseless transportation, which led to the invention...
Indians. January 12 – The Dandy horse (Laufmaschine bicycle) is invented by KarlDrais in Mannheim. February 3 – Jeremiah Chubb is granted a British patent for...
the periodic table of elements, inventor of the two-wheeler principle KarlDrais, Alfred Wegener, who discovered the continental drift, as well as political...
significant inventions were made in Mannheim: KarlDrais built the first two-wheeled draisine in 1817. Karl Benz drove the first automobile on the streets...
At Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins. 1818 - Baron KarlDrais patents the laufmaschine, a forerunner to the bicycle December 16, 1811...
cyclocomputers, bells, etc. The dandy horse, or draisienne, invented by KarlDrais and the first vehicle with two wheels arranged in tandem, was controlled...
Doppler effect. Walter Robert Dornberger: Co-inventor of the V-2 rocket. KarlDrais: Inventor of the bicycle and typewriter (1821) among other things. Peter...
Theological Seminary, while meeting in New York City. June 12 German inventor KarlDrais drives his dandy horse ("Draisine" or Laufmaschine), the earliest form...
kinetic energy of the bike and rider into thermal energy to be dissipated. KarlDrais included a pivoting brake shoe that could be pressed against the rear...
London. January 12 – The Dandy horse (Laufmaschine bicycle) is invented by KarlDrais in Mannheim. February 3 – Jeremiah Chubb is granted a patent for the Chubb...
officially introduced the Reformation in the county of Eberstein in 1556 KarlDrais (1785-1851), studied forestry teacher and inventor, lived here in 1794...
The first bicycle (dandy horse, or Laufmaschine in German) by Baron Karl von Drais 1817: Tachometer by Diedrich Uhlhorn 1834: First practical rotary electric...
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