Otto, Nikolaus August
Published: August 18, 2006, 6:31 pm
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Nikolaus August Otto (1832–1891), a German engineer recognized as the co-inventor of the internal combustion engine (1867), and the inventor of the four-stroke Otto cycle (1876), which was widely adopted for use in automobile, airplane, and other motors. Otto made improvements to the internal combustion engine, orinally designed by Jean Lenoir. His four-stroke piston cycle internal combustion engine was the first practical alternative to the steam engine and served as the prototype for the development of modern combustion engines. The engine’s design consists of four strokes of a piston that draws in and compresses a gas-air mixture within a cylinder, producing an internal explosion.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Otto, Nikolaus August". 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 August 18, 2006; Last revised Date August 18, 2006; Retrieved May 24, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Otto,_Nikolaus_August>
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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)
Nikolaus August Otto (1832–1891), a German engineer recognized as the co-inventor of the internal combustion engine (1867), and the inventor of the four-stroke Otto cycle (1876), which was widely adopted for use in automobile, airplane, and other motors. Otto made improvements to the internal combustion engine, orinally designed by Jean Lenoir. His four-stroke piston cycle internal combustion engine was the first practical alternative to the steam engine and served as the prototype for the development of modern combustion engines. The engine’s design consists of four strokes of a piston that draws in and compresses a gas-air mixture within a cylinder, producing an internal explosion.
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