Niklaus Otto

Nikolaus August Otto (10 June 1832 – 26 January 1891) was a German engineer. He is the inventor of the internal-combustion engine. This engine was the first to burn fuel directly in a piston chamber. Up until his invention, all engines were external-combustion engines steam engines and burnt their fuel in a separate compartment.

Category:1832 births
Category:1891 deaths
Category:German mechanical engineers
Category:German inventors
Category:Scientists from Cologne