This dimension names the person credited with the original design of a given engine. Early transport history is full of named firsts, such as when "the first steam-powered automobile capable of human transportation was built by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot in 1769," according to Wikipedia. Grouping engines by inventor gathers everything attributed to one name in a single view.
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1. Wikipedia: Engine
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Improving on the design of the 1712 Newcomen steam engine, the Watt steam engine, developed sporadically from 1763 to 1775, was a great step in the development of the steam engine.
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