print email comment close Everyday Mysteries: Who Invented the Automobile? URL: http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/auto.html Description: This site answers the question "Who invented the automobile?" by concluding that while the question "does not have a straightforward answer ... [because there] are many different types of automobiles. ... If we had to give credit to one inventor, it would probably be Karl Benz from Germany." Includes a chart showing some of the automobile firsts (such as for steam, gasoline, and electric vehicles). From Science Reference Services, Library of Congress (LOC). Publisher: Library of Congress (LOC) Extra Keywords Carl LII Database Information: Record 28031 created by Maria Brandt on 02/25/2009 Last modification on 03/12/2009 Published: 03/12/2009   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/28031