# Internal combustion engine 1896: [[Karl Benz]] patents first internal combustion engines <!-- #case-study/technology --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Internal+combustion+engine) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Internal+combustion+engine) <!-- {BearID:87965491-7A0C-477C-A763-86BFD0B09B61-462-00004382AE4FF65C} -->