Gottlieb Daimler designed the first modern petrol-driven internal combustion engine for the car. Born in 1834, he was the son of a baker and the early education he received was in the form of an apprenticeship with a gunsmith.
Daimler joined Otto and Langen in 1872, where he worked for a decade. It during this time that he designed the first practical four-stroke engine, which was then patented by Otto and Langen.
In 1882, Daimler left Otto and Langen, and was joined by Wilhelm Maybach who was Chief Designer. Together they set up an independent company, where they designed the first petrol engine in 1883. In 1885 he fitted the engine to a bicycle and created the prototype of the present day motorcycle. A year later, in 1886, Daimler fitted one of his engines to a horse-carriage and ran the created the first four-wheeled motor car in history.
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