Alexander Graham Bell vs Karl Benz
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Compare the life timelines of Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922) and Karl Benz (1844–1929) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 75 years, from 1847 to 1922.
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Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922)
- — Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Emigrated with his family to Canada
- — Received the US patent for the telephone Verified
- — Made the first successful telephone call to his assistant Thomas Watson Verified
- — Co-founded the Bell Telephone Company
- — Died in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada Verified
Karl Benz (1844–1929)
- — Born in Mühlburg, near Karlsruhe, Germany Verified
- — Studied mechanical engineering at Karlsruhe Polytechnic Verified
- — Married Bertha Ringer Verified
- — Founded Benz & Cie. in Mannheim Verified
- — Filed patent for the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first practical automobile Verified
- — First public drive of the Patent-Motorwagen in Mannheim Verified
- — Bertha Benz completed the first long-distance automobile journey Verified
- — Benz & Cie. merged with Daimler to form Daimler-Benz Verified
- — Died in Ladenburg, Germany Verified