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Плихин Дмитрий
Zavolzhie auto engine college
History of the Internal Combustion Engine - The Heart of the Automobile
An internal combustion engine is any engine that uses the explosive combustion of fuel to push a piston within a cylinder - the piston's movement turns a crankshaft that then turns the car wheels
The history
of the internal combustion engine
The steam engine was
The steam engine was
invented by Heron, an
ancient Greek geometer
and engineer from
Alexandria.
The first practical steam engine was patented by James Watt, a Scottish inventor, in 1769.
The first automobile
The first automobile
was designed by Nicholas
Joseph Cugnot in France in 1769. It was made according to the order of the War Minister of France Etienne Francois, who wanted to get a practical transport for the
needs of the Army.
It was primitive and very
It was primitive and very
slow ( it’s speed was only
4 km per hour ), but it
could help carry up to 5
tons of load. Later a
passenger variant of the
automobile was made by
the inventors, but it was very
insecure and in 1771 the
production of it was stopped.
However, it was the
beginning of the history of
the automobile.
1858 - Belgian-born engineer, Jean JosephÉtienne Lenoir invented and patented (1860) a double-acting, electric spark-ignition internal combustion engine fueled by coal gas
four-stroke engine
Four-stroke internal
combustion engine
Otto cycle
1885 - Gottlieb Daimler invented the gas engine with a vertical cylinder, and with gasoline injected through a carburetor
1885 - Gottlieb Daimler invented the gas engine with a vertical cylinder, and with gasoline injected through a carburetor
Karl Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automobile engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile and pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz.
Karl Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automobile engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile and pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz.
