German inventor Nikolaus Septust Otto developed a four-stroke internal-combustion engine in 1876. Continue reading
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Cosmo Sport 110S L1OA Coupe Had Rotary Engine
The Cosmo Sport 110S L1OA coupe was introduced in 1967 with a rotary engine Continue reading
Development of Rotary Internal Combustion Engine
German engineer Felix Wankel developed the rotary internal-combustion engine in 1954-56 while at the NSU Motorenwerke AG in Neckarsulm, Germany. Continue reading
Jet Aircraft Engine Afterburner Invented
Rolls-Royce Limited of Derby, Derbyshire, England developed a jet aircraft engine afterburner in 1945. Continue reading
Commercial Atmospheric-Pressure Piston Steam Engine
Thomas Newcomen built the atmospheric-pressure piston engine that superseded Thomas Savery’s engine. Continue reading
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Title: Samuel Pierpont Langley
Samuel Pierpont Langley (August 22, 1834 – February 27, 1906) was an American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and aviation pioneer. Continue reading
American Built Radial Aviation Engine
American engineers, Charles Matthews Manly and Stephen Marius Balzer built the radial aviation engine in 1903. Continue reading
Christiaan Huygens
Christiaan Huygens FRS (/ˈhaɪɡənz, ˈhɔɪ-/ HY-gənz, HOY-; Dutch: [ˈɦœyɣə(n)s]; Latin: Hugenius; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch physicist, mathematician, astronomer and inventor, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time and a major figure in the scientific revolution. Continue reading
Invention of the Piston Engine
Christiaan Huygens, the Dutch scientist invented the piston engine in 1673. Continue reading
Jean-Joseph-Etienne Lenoir
Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir also known as Jean J. Lenoir (12 January 1822 – 4 August 1900) was a Belgian engineer who developed the internal combustion engine in 1858. Continue reading