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The history of the internal combustion engine is long and kind of out there. So many different brilliant minds had their hands in the mix and it’s not really set in stone as to who invented it.
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Previous Episode:
How Does A Car Engine Work?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLoD-kuNIss&index=1&list=PLwwOk5fvpuuKSOtN6-Mk-QCyOJX4gnJtM
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Sources:
Engine: The History of a Concept, From 14th-Century Poetry to Google:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/engine-the-history-of-a-concept-from-14th-century-poetry-to-google/278611/
“Engines may be a relatively recent invention, but “engine” the word has been around for quite some time.”
Who Invented The Steam Engine?:
http://www.livescience.com/44186-who-invented-the-steam-engine.html
“In a world propelled by combustion engines, gas turbines and nuclear reactors, the steam engine may seem like a relic of the past. But without this game-changing invention, the modern world would be a much different place.”
Étienne Lenoir:
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Etienne-Lenoir
“Lenoir’s engine was a converted double-acting steam engine with slide valves to admit the air-fuel mixture and to discharge exhaust products.”
History Of The Starter Motor:
“Although we take starter motors for granted today, the so-called “self-starter” wasn’t even conceived of until several decades after the arrival of the horseless carriage.”
Two-Cycle And Four-Cycle Engines:
http://www.g-w.com/pdf/sampchap/9781590709702_ch05.pdf
“A basic design feature that aids in small engine identification is the number of piston strokes required to complete one operating (power) cycle.”
When Old Things Turn Into New Again:
“While combining gasoline and electric motors in a car seems like a miracle of automotive wizardry of the 21st century, the origins of hybrid technology actually date to the end of the 19th.”
What Is The History Of Hybrid Cars?:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/hybrid-technology/history-of-hybrid-cars.htm
“Generally speaking, a hybrid car is any car that uses more than one fuel source. Nowadays, however, we mainly use the term to describe cars that combine a gas-fueled internal combustion engine with a battery-driven electric motor.”
Aug. 12, 1888: Road Trip! Berta Takes The Benz:
http://www.wired.com/2010/08/0812berta-benz-first-road-trip/
“Berta Benz, wife of inventor Karl Benz, takes her husband’s car on the first documented road trip in an automobile.”
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