Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe (population 282,595 in December 2003) is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.

Famous people

It is the birthplace of Carl Benz (1844 - 1929), inventor of the automobile and founder of Benz & Co., now part of DaimlerChrysler (formerly Daimler-Benz), as well as Karl Drais who invented the precursor of the bicycle and other transportation devices.

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Carl Benz - 1844 - 1929 - Automobile - DaimlerChrysler - Daimler-Benz - Karl Drais - Bicycle

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In the late 1880's, professor Heinrich Rudolf Hertz discovered electromagnetic waves at the University of Karlsruhe; today, a lecture room named after Hertz lies close by the very spot where the discovery was made.

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Heinrich Rudolf Hertz - University of Karlsruhe

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Oliver Kahn, goalkeeper of the German national football team was also born in this city, in 1969.

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Oliver Kahn - Goalkeeper - German national football team - City - 1969

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