Electric Motor

By ConnPi

  • Steam-Powered Water Pump

    Thomas Savery builds steam-powered water pump for pumping water out of mines.

  • Piston-and-Cylinder Steam-Powered Water Pump

    Thomas Newcomen builds a piston-and-cylinder steam-powered water pump for pumping water out of mines.

  • Improved Steam Engine

    James Watt patents his first improved steam engine.

  • Hot Air Stirling Engine

    Robert Stirling invented his hot air Stirling engine.

  • Electricity-Powered Motor

    Michael Faraday builds an electricity-powered motor.

  • Electric Motor Patent

    First American patent for an electric motor.

  • Four-Stroke Internal Combustion Engine

    Nikolaus Otto patents a four-stroke internal combustion engine.

  • Induction Motor

    Nikola Tesla patents the induction motor.

  • Diesel Engine

    Rudolf Diesel patents the Diesel engine.

  • Wankel Rotary Engine

    Felix Wankel patents the Wankel rotary engine.

  • Gas Turbine

    Hans von Ohain builds a gas turbine.

  • Alternators Replace Generators

    Alternators replace generators on automoblie engines.

  • Electronically Controlled Igntion

    Electronically controlled ignition appears in automobile engines.

  • Electronically Controlled Ignition & Electronic Fuel Injection

    Electronically controlled ignition improved to reduce pollution. Electronic fuel injection appears on gasoline automoblie engines.

  • Hybrid Vehicles

    Hybrid vehicles that run on an internal combustion engine and an electric motor charged by the previous engine to retain peak power usage.