Karl Freiherr von Drais (full name: Karl Friedrich Christian Ludwig Freiherr Drais von Sauerbronn; 29 April 1785 – 10 December 1851) was a noble German...

used bicycle belongs to German Baron Karl von Drais, a civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden in Germany. Drais invented his Laufmaschine (German for...

Karl von Drais invented the 'running machine' | Cycling UK". "Karl von Drais "Father of Bicycles"". YouTube. "DPMA | World Day of the Bicycle". "Karl...

velocipede today is the bicycle. The term was probably first coined by Karl von Drais in French as vélocipède for the French translation of his advertising...

means. 1816: Robert Stirling invents the Stirling engine. 1817: Baron Karl von Drais invents the dandy horse, an early velocipede and precursor to the modern...

interested in the ancestor of the bicycle, a Laufmaschine invented by Karl von Drais in 1817. He built himself a model and called it the vélocipède (fast...

of the rider's energy is spent propelling the bike forward. In 1817, Karl von Drais created the first bicycle which used heavy steel and wood, but since...

Johann Moritz Rugendas and Adrien Taunay. The inventor of the bicycle Karl von Drais was also a participant in the expedition. After extensive preparations...

by the German Baron Karl von Drais, is regarded as the forerunner of the modern bicycle (and motorcycle). It was introduced by Drais to the public in Mannheim...

First steam locomotive begins operation. 1816: Laufmaschine invented by Karl von Drais. 1825: Erie Canal opened connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic...