Karl von drais biography

Bicycle illustration by Karl Drais bike illustration Karl Drais Karl Drais Karl Drais April 29, - December 10, was a German inventorwho invented Laufmaschine "walking machine"also later called wheeled, draisine Draisienne Frenchalso dubbed dandy horse. Drais also invented the first typewriter with a keyboard inthen developed into an early stencil machine, and a wood-saving stove.

Drais studied architecture, agriculture and physics at the University of Heidelberg from to He joined the civil service as an official forestry, worked as a teacher in his uncle's private forestry agency, and in received the title of the forester head, but had not been given a commensurate position. One year later he was suspended from active service, but continued to receive a salary so he could devote more time to his invention.

Drais' most influential invention is Laufmaschine, or wheeled, early form of bike, but without pedal. His rides were first reported, from Mannheim to "Schwetzinger Relaishaus" the training lodge, located in "Rheinau", a district of Mannheim took place on June 12, Consequently, authorities in Germany, Great Britain, the United States, and even Calcutta banned its use, and after its brief moment in the limelight, the dandy-horse quickly faded into oblivion.

Drais also invented the earliest typewriter with a keyboard He later developed an early stenograph machine which used 16 charactersa device to record piano music on paperthe first meat grinder, and a wood-saving cooker including the earliest hay chest. Drais was unable to market his inventions for profit because he was still a civil servant of Baden, even though he was being paid without providing active service.

Reported first journey, from Mannheim to Schwetzinger Relaishaus took place on June 12, In the same year, he made a second trip, from Gernsbach to Baden, and others. By taking the energy of motion of both legs, Von Drais able to glide faster time around.

Karl von drais biography

He himself calls this vehicle as Draisienne. The story itself was published in the local newspaper Germany in Finally, he moved back to his place of birth, Karlsruhe. Inand still a fervent radical, Drais gave up his title of Baron and dropped the "von" from his name. Subsequently, after the revolution collapsed, he was in a very bad position.

The royalists tried to have him certified as mad and locked up. His pension was confiscated to help to pay for the "costs of revolution" after it was suppressed by the Prussians. The stamp shows the machine plus as its shadow, a bicycle.