January 24: Etienne Lenoir patents the first practical engine in 1860

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Like the fish staring up at the shore in the “Ascent of Man” cartoons, every engine on the road today can trace its lineage back to Etienne Lenoir. A Belgian engineer and inventor, Lenoir had built steam engines, which several other inventors were attempting to adapt to road vehicles. But Lenoir decided to use a [...]
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