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History of Internal Combustion Engines

By damarionperry14

  • Gunpowder Engine

    Gunpowder Engine
    Dutch physicist Christian Huygens created a internal combustion engine that used gunpowder as fuel.
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  • Hydrogen Gas Powered Internal Combustion Engine

    Hydrogen Gas Powered Internal Combustion Engine
    Samuel Brown patents a combustion engine that is powered by hydrogen gas. However it has not become a practical engine that can be used.

  • First Practical Combustion Engine

    First Practical Combustion Engine
    Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir builds the first ever practical internal combustion engine.

  • Four Stroke Engine Creation

    Four Stroke Engine Creation
    Nikolaus Otto invents the first four-stroke internal combustion engine.

  • First Gas-Powered Engine

    First Gas-Powered Engine
    Gottlieb Daimler created the first gas-powered combustion engine. Obviously this changed the entire game, and society as we know it.

  • The Diesel Engine Gets Patented

    The Diesel Engine Gets Patented
    Rudolf Diesel patents the diesel engine. Hence the name. This obviously leads to the modern day diesel engines used in those big trucks.

  • First successful diesel engine

    First successful diesel engine
    Rudolf Diesel finally succeeds and makes the first functional diesel engine.

  • Model T engines introduced

    Model T engines introduced
    Henry Ford introduces the Model T, which made gas-powered engines more accessible to the everyday public.

  • First supercharged engine introduced

    First supercharged engine introduced
    Daimler-Benz (Aka Gottlieb Daimler) develops the first supercharged engine.

  • First mass-produced diesel engine

    First mass-produced diesel engine
    Mercedes-Benz introduces the first mass-produced diesel engine.

  • (1950-1960) Gas turbine engines are developed

    (1950-1960) Gas turbine engines are developed
    Gas turbine engines are introduced for aircrafts. Allowing more power and longer run time for aircrafts.

  • (1960-1970) Fuel injection systems begin to advance

    (1960-1970) Fuel injection systems begin to advance
    In this decade, research on fuel injection systems start to advance, creating the door for what is to come.

  • (1970-1980) The catalytic converter is introduced

    (1970-1980) The catalytic converter is introduced
    The catalytic converter is created to make cars have less emissions into the atmosphere.

  • (1980-1990) Electronic fuel injection systems are introduced

    (1980-1990) Electronic fuel injection systems are introduced
    Electronic fuel injection systems become more prevalent in cars.

  • (2000s) Hybrid electric vehicles/electric cars are keen in the public eye

    (2000s) Hybrid electric vehicles/electric cars are keen in the public eye
    Hybrid electric vehicles and electric cars gain popularity as alternatives to traditional gas engines.