Home›Engines›Invented ByBrowse ByInvented ByThis 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.FactsInvented ByConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1712 CE 1Invented ByFilter Results26 entriesEngine TypeAllHeat Engines (3)Motorcycle Engine Layouts and Designs (1)Piston Aero Engines (1)Racing and Formula One Engines (2)Road Car Engines of Europe and Japan (1)Turbojet and Turbofan Engines (3)ConfigurationAllFlat or Boxer (2)H Configuration (1)Rotary (1)V-Configuration (2)Fuel or CycleAllDiesel (1)Gasoline / Petrol (3)Jet Fuel / Turbine (1)Methanol (1)Steam (2)YearAll1893 (1)1938 (1)1950 (1)1954 (1)1962 (1)1967 (1)1969 (1)1971 (1)1987 (1)1991 (1)ManufacturerAllAlfa Romeo (2)Automobili Lamborghini (1)D. Napier & Son (1)Daimler-Benz (2)Ducati (1)Ferrari (4)Heinkel (1)Honeywell International Inc. (1)Humber Limited (1)Mazda Motor Corporation (1)Peugeot (1)Porsche AG (2)Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (1)CylindersAll2 (1)4 (1)8 (1)12 (1)24 (1)Vehicle FittedAllde Havilland Comet (1)English Electric Lightning (1)Gloster E.28/39 (2)Porsche 550 (1)Porsche 804 (1)Sud Aviation Caravelle (1)Pioneered ByAllFelix Wankel (1)Frank Halford (1)Frank Whittle (2)Hans von Ohain (2)Jeronimo de Ayanz y Beaumont (2)Richard Trevithick (2)Rudolf Diesel (1)Thomas Savery (2)Birth YearAll1553 (1)1650 (1)1847 (1)1854 (1)1856 (1)1858 (1)1862 (1)1880 (1)1885 (1)1888 (1)1891 (1)1893 (1)1894 (1)1898 (2)1900 (1)1902 (1)1903 (1)1907 (1)1911 (1)1913 (1)1917 (1)1918 (1)1920 (1)1929 (1)1935 (1)Death YearAll1613 (1)1715 (1)1897 (1)1913 (1)1919 (1)1932 (1)1934 (1)1943 (1)1950 (1)1954 (1)1955 (1)1963 (1)1965 (1)1971 (1)1984 (1)1988 (1)1989 (1)1994 (1)1995 (1)1996 (1)1998 (1)2001 (1)2006 (1)2020 (1)2022 (1)HonoursAllAustrian Decoration of Honour for Science and Art (1)Corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1)Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria (1)Honorary Citizenship (1)Honorary doctorate (2)Honorary professorship (1)Medal or prize (1)R. Tom Sawyer Award (ASME) (1)U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal (1)NationalityAllAustrian-American (1)British (2)English (3)German (6)Hungarian (1)Italian (6)Scottish (1)Spanish (1)PronunciationAllShow ResultsBrowseCompareAlan Arnold GriffithInvented By1 entryAnselm FranzInvented By1 entryAurelio LamprediInvented By1 entryDugald ClerkInvented By1 entryErnest Henry (engineer)Invented By1 entryErnst FuhrmannInvented By1 entryFabio TaglioniInvented By2 entriesFelix WankelInvented By1 entryFrank HalfordInvented By4 entriesFrank WhittleInvented By1 entryFritz NallingerInvented By1 entryGalileo FerrarisInvented By1 entryGioacchino ColomboInvented By1 entryGiuseppe BussoInvented By2 entriesGyörgy JendrassikInvented By1 entryHans MezgerInvented By6 entriesHans NibelInvented By1 entryHans von OhainInvented By4 entriesJeronimo de Ayanz y BeaumontInvented By1 entryMauro ForghieriInvented By2 entriesMikhail Dolivo-DobrovolskyInvented By1 entryNikola TeslaInvented By1 entryRudolf DieselInvented By1 entryThomas SaveryInvented By1 entryVittorio JanoInvented By3 entriesW. O. BentleyInvented By2 entriesConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 951 connections.Sources1. Wikipedia: Enginetier 2WikipediaEngine, steam engine developmentQuote, Engine, steam engine developmentImproving 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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.