Karl Benz vs Wilhelm Röntgen
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Compare the life timelines of Karl Benz (1844–1929) and Wilhelm Röntgen (1845–1923) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1845 to 1923.
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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
Wilhelm Röntgen (1845–1923)
- — Born in Lennep, Prussia Verified
- — Family moved to Apeldoorn in the Netherlands Verified
- — Studied mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich Verified
- — Married Anna Bertha Ludwig Verified
- — Appointed professor of physics at the University of Giessen Verified
- — Became professor of physics at the University of Würzburg Verified
- — Discovered X-rays Verified
- — Moved to Munich as professor of experimental physics Verified
- — Awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Munich, Germany Verified