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This dimension credits whoever first proved a new kind of engine could work outside the laboratory, as distinct from whoever is credited with its original design. Wikipedia records that "Samuel Brown later tested the first industrially applied internal combustion engine," a step beyond the earlier prototypes. Grouping engines by pioneer highlights the person who carried an idea from concept into working use.

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1876 CE 1
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1. Wikipedia: Internal combustion engine
WikipediaInternal combustion engine, Otto 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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