Although Bertha financed the development process, and would hold patent rights under modern law, as a married woman she was not allowed to apply for the patent. Together they had five children: Eugen (1873), Richard (1874), Clara (1877), Thilde (1882), and Ellen (1890). In August 1888, without telling her husband and without permission of the authorities, 39-year-old Bertha Benz drove with her sons Richard and Eugen, thirteen and fifteen years old, in the newly constructed Patent Motorwagen automobile--from Mannheim to Pforzheim--becoming the first person to drive an automobile over a real distance.
Although Bertha financed the development process, and would hold patent rights under modern law, as a married woman she was not allowed to apply for the patent.
mark
although
Although
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Bertha
Bertha
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
finance
financed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
development
development
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
process
process
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
conj
VerbForm=Inf
hold
hold
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
patent
patent
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
right
rights
NOUN
NNS
case
under
under
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
modern
modern
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
law
law
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
married
married
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
woman
woman
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
allow
allowed
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
apply
apply
VERB
VB
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
patent
patent
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Together they had five children: Eugen (1873), Richard (1874), Clara (1877), Thilde (1882), and Ellen (1890).
advmod
together
Together
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
five
five
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
appos
Number=Sing
Eugen
Eugen
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1873
1873
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1874
1874
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Clara
Clara
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1877
1877
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Thilde
Thilde
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1882
1882
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Ellen
Ellen
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1890
1890
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In August 1888, without telling her husband and without permission of the authorities, 39-year-old Bertha Benz drove with her sons Richard and Eugen, thirteen and fifteen years old, in the newly constructed Patent Motorwagen automobile--from Mannheim to Pforzheim--becoming the first person to drive an automobile over a real distance.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
August
August
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1888
1888
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
without
without
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
tell
telling
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
iobj
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
without
without
ADP
IN
conj
Number=Sing
permission
permission
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
authority
authorities
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
39
39
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obl:npmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
old
old
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
Bertha
Bertha
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Benz
Benz
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
drive
drove
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
son
sons
NOUN
NNS
appos
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Eugen
Eugen
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
thirteen
thirteen
NUM
CD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
fifteen
fifteen
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
amod
Degree=Pos
old
old
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
advmod
newly
newly
ADV
RB
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
construct
constructed
VERB
VBN
compound
Number=Sing
patent
Patent
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Motorwagen
Motorwagen
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
automobile
automobile
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Mannheim
Mannheim
PROPN
NNP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Pforzheim
Pforzheim
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
become
becoming
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
person
person
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
drive
drive
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
automobile
automobile
NOUN
NN
case
over
over
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
real
real
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
distance
distance
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.