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In modern usage, the term engine typically describes devices, like steam engines and internal combustion engines, that burn or otherwise consume fuel to perform mechanical work by exerting a torque or linear force (usually in the form of thrust).
- Engine (disambiguation) - Wikipedia
An engine is a device that converts one form of energy into...
- Internal combustion engine - Wikipedia
An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat...
- Automotive engine - Wikipedia
The chief characteristic of an automotive engine (compared...
- Steam engine - Wikipedia
This class of engine was built in 1942–1950 and operated...
- Four-stroke engine - Wikipedia
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal...
- Engine - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An engine, or motor, is a machine used to change energy into...
- Engine (disambiguation) - Wikipedia
George Brayton invented the first commercial liquid-fueled internal combustion engine in 1872. In 1876, Nicolaus Otto, working with Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, patented the compressed charge, four-stroke cycle engine. In 1879, Karl Benz patented a reliable two-stroke gas engine.
