Chronology of Mechanical Power
Combustion Engines
1629 Branca steam turbine,
Giovanni Branca, 1571-1640, Italy.
1698 Savery's steam-operated water pump called "The
Miner's Friend".
Thomas Savery, 1650-1729, Scotland.
1712 Newcomen pumping steam
engine, (atmospheric)
Thomas Newcomen, 1663-1729, England.
1787 Watts double acting steam engine,
James Watt, 1736-1819, Scotland.
1804 Trevithich steam locomotive,
Richard Trevithich, 1771-1833, Wales.
1816 Stirling Cycle hot air engine,
Rev. Robert Stirling, 1790-1878, Scotland.
1825 Stephenson’s locomotive,
“The Rocket”
George Stephenson, 1781-1848, Scotland.
1845 Corliss valve gear, (steam
engine)
George Corliss, 1817-1888, U.S.A.
1876 Otto’s four stroke gas engine,
(Internal combustion)
Nicolaus Otto, 1832-1891, Germany.
1884 Parson’s successful steam
turbine,
Sir Charles
Parson, 1854-1931, England.
1885 Benz automobile,
Karl Benz, 1844-1929, Germany.
1893 Diesel engine,
Rudolf Diesel, 1858-1913, Germany.
1903 Wright Brothers airplane “The
Flyer”,
Orville and Wilbert Wright, 1871-1948, 1867-1912, U.S.A.
1939 Jet airplane, “German
Heinkel” Germany.
1950 First commercial nuclear power
station, England.
1957 Wankel engine,
Felix Wankel, 1902-1988, Germany.