Nikolaus August Otto (June 14, 1832 - January 28, 1891) was the German inventor of the internal-combustion engine. As a young man he began experimenting with gas engines and in 1864 joined with two friends to form his own company. The company was named N. A. Otto & Cie., which was the first company to manufacture internal-combustion engines. The company exists today as Deutz AG. Jump to: navigation, search June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... An internal combustion engine is an engine that is powered by the expansion of hot combustion products of fuel directly acting within an engine. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... An internal combustion engine is an engine that is powered by the expansion of hot combustion products of fuel directly acting within an engine. ... Deutz AG is a German engine manufacturer. ...

His first atmospheric engine was completed in May 1867. Five years later he was joined by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach and together they produced the idea of the four-stroke cycle or Otto cycle. Diagram of the Newcomen steam engine Thomas Newcomens atmospheric engine, today referred to as a Newcomen steam engine, was the first practical device to harness the power of steam to produce mechanical work. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Gottlieb Daimler Replica of first Motorcycle Gottlieb Daimler (March 17, 1834 – March 6, 1900) was a key figure in the development of the gasoline engine and the invention and development of the automobile. ... Wilhelm Maybach (February 9, 1846 - December 29, 1929) was a German car-engine and automobile constructor and industrialist. ... The four-stroke cycle (or Otto cycle) of an internal combustion engine is the cycle most commonly used for automotive and industrial purposes today (cars and trucks, generators, etc). ...

First described in 1876, the stroke is an upward or downward movement of a piston in a cylinder. Otto's patent was invalidated in 1886 when it was discovered that another inventor, Alphonse Beau de Rochas, had already described the four-stroke cycle principle in a privately published pamphlet. 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...

According to recent historical studies, the italian inventors Eugenio Barsanti and Felice Matteucci patented a first working efficient version of an internal combustion engine in 1854 in London (pt. Num. 1072). The Otto engine is in many parts at least inspired from this precedent invention [1]. Father Eugenio Barsanti (born Pietrasanta, October 12th 1821; died Searing, Belgium, April 19th 1864), also named Nicolò, was the Italian inventor of the Internal combustion engine. ... Felice Matteucci (born Lucca, february 12th 1808 - died Capannori, september 13th 1887) was an italian hydraulic engineer co-inventor with Eugenio Barsanti of the internal combustion engine. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

External links

• U.S. Patent 194047 -- 1877
• U.S. Patent 365701
• Inventor of the Internal Combustion engine (PageWise)