Home›Engines›Pioneered ByBrowse ByPioneered ByThis 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.FactsPioneered ByConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1712 CE 1Pioneered ByFilter Results13 entriesEngine TypeAllHeat Engines (6)Piston Aero Engines (1)Road Car Engines of Europe and Japan (1)Turbojet and Turbofan Engines (2)ConfigurationAllH Configuration (1)Rotary (1)Fuel or CycleAllDiesel (1)Gasoline / Petrol (2)Steam (3)YearAll1893 (1)1938 (1)1967 (1)ManufacturerAllD. Napier & Son (1)General Motors (1)Heinkel (1)Mazda Motor Corporation (1)CylindersAll24 (1)Vehicle FittedAllGloster E.28/39 (2)Invented ByAllFelix Wankel (1)Frank Halford (1)Frank Whittle (2)Hans von Ohain (2)Jeronimo de Ayanz y Beaumont (3)Rudolf Diesel (1)Thomas Savery (3)Birth YearAll1553 (1)1650 (1)1771 (1)1834 (1)1844 (1)1858 (1)1876 (1)1877 (1)1894 (1)1898 (1)1902 (1)1907 (1)1911 (1)Death YearAll1613 (1)1715 (1)1833 (1)1900 (1)1913 (1)1929 (1)1944 (1)1954 (1)1955 (1)1958 (1)1988 (1)1996 (1)1998 (1)HonoursAllCorresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1)NationalityAllAmerican (1)British (2)English (2)French (1)German (4)Hungarian (1)Spanish (1)PronunciationAllKARL BENTS (German) (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareCharles F. KetteringPioneered By1 entryFelix WankelPioneered By1 entryFrank HalfordPioneered By1 entryFrank WhittlePioneered By1 entryGottlieb DaimlerPioneered By2 entriesGyörgy JendrassikPioneered By1 entryHans von OhainPioneered By2 entriesJeronimo de Ayanz y BeaumontPioneered By1 entryKarl BenzPioneered By1 entryLouis RenaultPioneered By1 entryRichard TrevithickPioneered By1 entryRudolf DieselPioneered By1 entryThomas SaveryPioneered By1 entryConnectionsShowing 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.