People · researcher

Nikolaus Otto

1832–1891 · Engineering

Known For

The four-stroke internal combustion engine of 1876 — intake, compression, power, exhaust — which is still the cycle in most of the cars on the road.

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Open on the People shelf — the interactive card, the filters, and everything alongside it.

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