Also known as Nicolaus August Otto
German inventor (1832–1891)
Nicolaus Otto was a German inventor who developed the four-stroke internal combustion engine in the 1870s, which became the fundamental design used in most automobiles and gasoline-powered equipment for over a century. His invention matters because it made practical, efficient motorized transportation possible, fundamentally transforming how people traveled and lived.
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