Internal Combustion Engine
InventorNicolaus Otto
Year1876
CategoryEnergy
OriginGermany
About Internal Combustion Engine
Ottos four-stroke engine remains the basis of most car engines today. He built on earlier work by Lenoir and Rochas. The four strokes are intake, compression, power, and exhaust. Gottlieb Daimler adapted it for vehicles.
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