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'''[[Chronology|Timeline]] of [[Electric motor|motor]] and [[engine]] [[technology]]'''
'''[[Chronology|Timeline]] of [[Electric motor|motor]] and [[engine]] [[technology]]'''
 
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* [[1698]] - [[Thomas Savery]] builds a steam-powered water [[pump]] for pumping water out of mines
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* [[1712]] - [[Thomas Newcomen]] builds a [[Newcomen steam engine|piston-and-cylinder steam-powered water pump]] for pumping water out of mines
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* [[1769]] - [[James Watt]] patents his first improved [[steam engine]]
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* [[1816]] - [[Robert Stirling]] invented his hot air [[Stirling engine]]
|event='''1698''': [[Thomas Savery]] builds a steam-powered water [[pump]] for pumping water out of mines
* [[1821]] - [[Michael Faraday]] builds an [[electric motor|electricity-powered motor]]
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* [[1837]] - First American patent for an electric motor ({{US patent|132}})
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* [[1877]] - [[Nikolaus Otto]] patents a four-stroke [[internal combustion engine]] ({{US patent|194047}})
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* [[1888]] - [[Nikola Tesla]] patents the [[induction motor]] ({{US patent|381968}})
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* [[1892]] - [[Rudolf Diesel]] patents the [[Diesel engine]] ({{US patent|608845}})
|event='''1712''': [[Thomas Newcomen]] builds a [[Newcomen steam engine|piston-and-cylinder steam-powered water pump]] for pumping water out of mines
* [[1929]] - [[Felix Wankel]] patents the [[Wankel engine|Wankel rotary engine]] ({{US patent|2988008}})
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* [[1937]] - [[Hans von Ohain]] builds a [[gas turbine]]
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* [[1960s]] - [[alternator]]s replace generators on automobile engines
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* [[1970s]] - electronically controlled ignition appears in automobile engines
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* [[1980s]] - electronically controlled ignition improved to reduce pollution
|event='''1769''': [[James Watt]] patents his first improved [[steam engine]]
* [[1980s]] - electronic [[fuel injection]] appears on gasoline automobile engines
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* [[1990s]] - [[Hybrid vehicle]]s that run on an internal combustion engine and an electric motor charged by the previous engine to retain peak power usage.
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}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1816''': [[Robert Stirling]] invented his hot air [[Stirling engine]]
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|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1821''': [[Michael Faraday]] builds an [[electric motor|electricity-powered motor]]
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1837''': First American patent for an electric motor ({{US patent|132}})
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1877''': [[Nikolaus Otto]] patents a four-stroke [[internal combustion engine]] ({{US patent|194047}})
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1888''': [[Nikola Tesla]] patents the [[induction motor]] ({{US patent|381968}})
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1892''': [[Rudolf Diesel]] patents the [[Diesel engine]] ({{US patent|608845}})
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1929''': [[Felix Wankel]] patents the [[Wankel engine|Wankel rotary engine]] ({{US patent|2988008}})
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1937''': [[Hans von Ohain]] builds a [[gas turbine]]
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1960s''': [[alternator]]s replace generators on automobile engines
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1970s''': electronically controlled ignition appears in automobile engines
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1980s''':
*electronically controlled ignition improved to reduce pollution
*electronic [[fuel injection]] appears on gasoline automobile engines
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|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1990s''': [[Hybrid vehicle]]s that run on an internal combustion engine and an electric motor charged by the previous engine to retain peak power usage.
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|color=#FFF
}}
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Timeline of motor and engine technology

1698: Thomas Savery builds a steam-powered water pump for pumping water out of mines
1712: Thomas Newcomen builds a piston-and-cylinder steam-powered water pump for pumping water out of mines
1769: James Watt patents his first improved steam engine
1816: Robert Stirling invented his hot air Stirling engine
1837: First American patent for an electric motor (U.S. Patent 132, PDF)
1937: Hans von Ohain builds a gas turbine
1960s: alternators replace generators on automobile engines
1970s: electronically controlled ignition appears in automobile engines
1980s:
  • electronically controlled ignition improved to reduce pollution
  • electronic fuel injection appears on gasoline automobile engines
1990s: Hybrid vehicles that run on an internal combustion engine and an electric motor charged by the previous engine to retain peak power usage.





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