This page groups every engine in the atlas by the kind of engine it is, such as internal combustion, steam or electric. An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy, and apart from heat engines, electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical motion.
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Era of Emergence Engine Type
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1. Wikipedia: Internal combustion engine
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The first modern internal combustion engine, the Otto engine, was designed in 1876 by the German engineer Nicolaus Otto.
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