Fascinating facts about Nicholaus
Otto
inventor of
the Internal Cmbustion Engine
in 1876. |
Nicholaus Otto |
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AT A GLANCE:Otto, Nicholaus August
~ Internal Cmbustion Engine ~ 1876
A German traveling salesman named Nicholaus August Otto constructed the first
practical internal combustion engine; it used a four stroke cycle of a
piston to draw a fuel-air mixture into a cylinder, compress it,
mechanically capture energy after ignition, and expel the exhaust before
beginning the cycle anew. Issued (US) patent 194,047 on August 14, 1877.
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Inventor: |
Nicolaus
August Otto |
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Criteria: |
Modern
prototype. First practical. Entrepreneur. |
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Birth: |
June 14,
1832 in Holzhausen, Germany |
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Death: |
January 28,
1891 in Cologne,
Germany |
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Nationality: |
German |
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Invention: |
internal-combustion
engine in 1876 |
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Function: |
noun / Otto
cycle / four-stroke cycle / gas-motor engine |
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Definition: |
A four
stroke cycle of a piston to draw a fuel-air mixture into a cylinder,
compress it, mechanically capture energy after ignition, and expel
the exhaust before beginning the cycle anew. |
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Patent: |
194,047
(US) issued August 14, 1877 |
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