Lenoir, Jean Joseph Etienne
Published: September 13, 2006, 9:55 pm
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Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir (1822-1900), a Belgian-born French engineer and inventor who produced the first practical internal combustion engine and an automobile by which it was powered. His engine consisted of a single cylinder with a storage battery (accumulator) for the electric ignition system. Its two-stroke cycle was operated by slide valves, and the engine was fuelled by coal gas. One of Lenoir's internal combustion engines first powered a road vehicle in 1863. However, because of improved designs by Nikolaus Otto and others, Lenoir's engine design was made obsolete after only approximately 500 were built.
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Gas Engines (ThinkQuest Library)
How Car Engines Work (Howstuffworks.com)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Lenoir, Jean Joseph Etienne". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 13, 2006; Last revised Date September 13, 2006; Retrieved May 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Lenoir,_Jean_Joseph_Etienne>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir (1822-1900), a Belgian-born French engineer and inventor who produced the first practical internal combustion engine and an automobile by which it was powered. His engine consisted of a single cylinder with a storage battery (accumulator) for the electric ignition system. Its two-stroke cycle was operated by slide valves, and the engine was fuelled by coal gas. One of Lenoir's internal combustion engines first powered a road vehicle in 1863. However, because of improved designs by Nikolaus Otto and others, Lenoir's engine design was made obsolete after only approximately 500 were built.
Further Reading
Gas Engines (ThinkQuest Library)
How Car Engines Work (Howstuffworks.com)
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