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Christian Huygens had the first idea of a engine but never desided to make it.
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Nicephore Niepce build the first engine but this engine was for steam boats.
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Jean Joseph Lenoir created this engine and this engine ran on coal gases.
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Nikolaus Otto made this engine as a better engine than the 2-Stroke Combustion Engine. It ran off of coal gas.
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Motorcycles with internal combustion engines were built by Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach. They built the first prototype for an internal combustion engine in a motorcycle.
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Gottlieb Daimler inovated a new V-shaped engine with more horsepower. This engine is said to be the prototype for all modern day engines
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Orville and Wilbur Wright built he first flying machine to sustain flight. They built a special, high power internal combustion engine to make the plane fly.
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Cadilac was the first company to build the V8 engine. It was very powerful for its time, and had 70 horse power.