who invented the gasoline engine
1 1873: American engineer George Brayton developed a two-stroke kerosene engine. 2  It is considered to be the first safe and practical oil engine. 3  1876: Nikolaus August Otto patented the first four-stroke engine in Germany. 4  1885: Gottlieb Daimler invented the prototype of the modern gasoline engine. 1873: American engineer George Brayton developed a two-stroke kerosene engine. 2  It is considered to be the first safe and practical oil engine. 3  1876: Nikolaus August Otto patented the first four-stroke engine in Germany. 4  1885: Gottlieb Daimler invented the prototype of the modern gasoline engine.