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Watt, James (1736-1819), was a Scottish engineer whose improved engine design first made steam power practicable. See more »
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Corliss, George Henry
Corliss, George Henry (1817-1888), an American engineer, helped improve the steam engine.
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Diesel, DEE zuhl, Rudolf (1858-1913), a German mechanical engineer, developed the first internal-combustion engine in which the fuel was ignited without a spark.
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Lenoir, Jean Joseph Etienne, luh NWAHR, zhahn zhoh ZEHF ay TYEHN (1822-1900), a Belgian-born French inventor, built the first practical internal-combustion engine in 1860.
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Newcomen, noo KUHM uhn, Thomas (1663-1729), an English inventor, built the first commercially successful steam engine in 1712.
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Watt, James (1736-1819), was a Scottish engineer whose improved engine design first made steam power practicable.
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