Archive for the ‘Inventors’ Category
Nicolaus August Otto
Nicolaus August Otto was born on June 14, 1832 in Holzhausen, Germany. At the age of sixteen, Nicolaus Otto dropped out of high school and worked in a grocery store for a while and also worked as a clerk in Frankfurt. Nicolaus Otto’s first occupation was as a traveling salesman selling sugar,... More
Gottlieb Daimler
Gottlieb Daimler was born in Schorndorf Germany in 1834. Although he had trained to be a gunsmith, Gottlieb Daimler decided to become an engineer instead. Early in his career Gottlieb believed that steam engines were outdated and began working on an experimental gas engine Gottlieb Daimler Because Gottlieb... More
Wilhelm Maybach
Born February 9 1846 in Heilbron, Wilhelm Maybach who became known as the Roi des Constructeurs – King of Designers grew up one of six children who’s family later moved to Stuttgart. His mother died in 1854 and his father died two years later making young Wilhelm by the age of ten an orphan. In... More
