engine

The first idea of an engine

May 14, 1680

Christian Huygens had the first idea of a engine but never desided to make it.

This is the first engine

May 14, 1807

Nicephore Niepce build the first engine but this engine was for steam boats.

The first Internal Combustion Engine

May 2, 1859

Jean Joseph Lenoir created this engine and this engine ran on coal gases.

4-Stroke Combustion Engine

May 2, 1877

Nikolaus Otto made this engine as a better engine than the 2-Stroke Combustion Engine. It ran off of coal gas.

The first combustions engine

Mar 9, 1885

Motorcycles with internal combustion engines were built by Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach. They built the first prototype for an internal combustion engine in a motorcycle.

A better engine

Mar 2, 1888

Gottlieb Daimler inovated a new V-shaped engine with more horsepower. This engine is said to be the prototype for all modern day engines

The first high power air plane engine

Mar 9, 1903

Orville and Wilbur Wright built he first flying machine to sustain flight. They built a special, high power internal combustion engine to make the plane fly.

V8 engine

Mar 14, 1914

Cadilac was the first company to build the V8 engine. It was very powerful for its time, and had 70 horse power.