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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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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