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Harry Ralph Ricardo (1885-1974) was an English engineer who played a leading role in the development of the internal-combustion engine. Ricardo graduated from the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering in 1906. His notable contributions include a patent for the two-stroke engine design, engines that would be used in the first tanks, research into the physics of internal combustion that led to the use of octane ratings, and the Diesel pre-combustion chamber that made high-speed diesel engines possible. During World War I and World War II, his work helped British forces because they had the advantage of technically superior engines.
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Cutler Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Ricardo, Harry Ralph". 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 26, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ricardo,_Harry_Ralph>
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The Encyclopedia of Earth Cutler J. Cleveland is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Cleveland is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at Boston University, with joint appointments in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future. He also is a Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and the Environment in Washington D.C. Dr. Cleveland is als ... (Full Bio)
Harry Ralph Ricardo (1885-1974) was an English engineer who played a leading role in the development of the internal-combustion engine. Ricardo graduated from the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering in 1906. His notable contributions include a patent for the two-stroke engine design, engines that would be used in the first tanks, research into the physics of internal combustion that led to the use of octane ratings, and the Diesel pre-combustion chamber that made high-speed diesel engines possible. During World War I and World War II, his work helped British forces because they had the advantage of technically superior engines.
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