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Wilhelm Maybach (German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmaɪbax] ⓘ; 9 February 1846 – 29 December 1929) was an early German engine designer and industrialist. During the 1890s he was hailed in France, then the world centre for car production, as the "King of Designers".
Wilhelm Maybach was a German engineer and industrialist who was the chief designer of the first Mercedes automobiles (1900–01). From 1883 Maybach was associated with Gottlieb Daimler in developing efficient internal-combustion engines; their first important product, a relatively light four-stroke.
Feb 9, 2021 · Wilhelm Maybach, now technical director at DMG, continued to provide one pivotal invention after the other: in 1897, the tube-based radiator was registered as a utility model. 1899 saw the development of a four-stroke engine for Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin’s airship.
Wilhelm Maybach. When Daimler left Gasmotorenfabrik Deutz in mid-1882 because of differences with the management there, in October 1882 Wilhelm Maybach followed him to Cannstatt where he developed the light, high-speed internal combustion engine.
Wilhelm Maybach with Karl Maybach. The first experimental horizontal engine. During his extensive research Maybach came across a patent by the Englishman Watson describing an unregulated hot-tube ignition system – an important precondition for higher engine speeds.
Jul 12, 2019 · Wilhelm Maybach – (February 9 th 1846 – December 29 th 1929) was a German engineer, designer, and industrialist. In 1883, he designed the first hi- speed internal combustion engine and convinced Gottlieb Daimler to put it into a vehicle, resulting in Reitwagen – the world’s first motorcycle.
Wilhelm Maybach was the technical director of the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) until he left in 1907. On 23 March 1909, he founded the new company, Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH (literally "Aircraft Engine Building Company"), with his son Karl Maybach as director.
Feb 24, 2021 · The 9th of February 2021 marked the 175th birthday of Wilhelm Maybach. To appropriately celebrate the ‘King of Designers’ and his contributions to mobility, several projects have been launched which allowed marking the anniversary in print and online.
Sep 28, 2023 · The father of the modern automobile. Everyone knows the pioneers Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, but the name of perhaps the most important engineer of the early phase of the automobile is far less familiar: Wilhelm Maybach. He was Gottlieb Daimler's closest colleague and one of the founding fathers of the company that bears his name today.
Feb 10, 2024 · Wilhelm Maybach was a pioneering German engineer and inventor, renowned for his contributions to the development of the automobile industry. Born on February 9, 1846, in Heilbronn, Germany, Maybach exhibited a fascination with machinery and engineering from a young age.
