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Gottlieb Daimler Day 1

We travel to the town of Schorndorf with its timber framed houses on the market place. In the morning we visit Gottlieb Daimler's birthplace and the science museum in Schorndorf. After lunch we visit the Mercedes Benz Museum where you have the whole afternoon to look at the interesting exhibits and take photographs to your hearts content.

Gottlieb Daimler was born in the house in Höllgasse 7 in Schorndorf on 17.03.1834. The house was bought by the Daimler concern in 1979 and after restoration it was opened as a museum.

At the entrance to the Science Museum there is a statue of a man waving a red flag. In 1896 the Red Flag Act was proclaimed in England. This stated that a man with a red flag had to walk in front of all motor cars as a warning to people to get out of the way.

There are many interesting items in the Science Museum such as old cars and exhibits from Ernst Heinkel who went to school in Schorndorf. Ernst Heinkel designed planes used in both world wars, the Albatros B-11 in the WWI and the He111 which was used in air raids over England in WWII. In 1942, due to his criticism of the Hitler regime, the government confiscated his factories. He died on 30.01.1958 in Stuttgart.

The new Mercedes-Benz Museum [www.mercedes-benz-classic.com] was opened in May 2006 and depicts over 120 years of transport history spread over nine floors.

In 1899 at the age of 65, Gottlieb Daimler began work on the model of a car which we know today. Sadly he died the year after and did not experience how his invention developed. Daimler himself didn't believe his invention would be very popular as there weren't enough chauffeurs!