“The equipment was noisy, smoky, destructive of roadways, and admittedly dangerous” (Purdy 1). The age of steam was slowly declining, but it was able to pave the road for the use of internal combustion (Purdy 1). Christian Huygens, a Dutch physicist, was the first person to study and examine the internal combustion engine (Zueco 102). Similar to the steam engine, there were very few uses for internal combustion. Not until 1859, the French engineer, J.J Etienne Lenoir was able to build an effective “double acting, spark-ignition engine that could be operated continuously” (102). Another discovery was made in 1862, when a French scientist named Alphonse Beau de Rochas was able to patent a four stroke engine (102). Based on this discovery, Nikolaus A. Otto created the “Otto cycle”, which was a built four stroke engine (102). These engines and principles were the basis on which the automobile was able to use internal combustion (Purdy
“The equipment was noisy, smoky, destructive of roadways, and admittedly dangerous” (Purdy 1). The age of steam was slowly declining, but it was able to pave the road for the use of internal combustion (Purdy 1). Christian Huygens, a Dutch physicist, was the first person to study and examine the internal combustion engine (Zueco 102). Similar to the steam engine, there were very few uses for internal combustion. Not until 1859, the French engineer, J.J Etienne Lenoir was able to build an effective “double acting, spark-ignition engine that could be operated continuously” (102). Another discovery was made in 1862, when a French scientist named Alphonse Beau de Rochas was able to patent a four stroke engine (102). Based on this discovery, Nikolaus A. Otto created the “Otto cycle”, which was a built four stroke engine (102). These engines and principles were the basis on which the automobile was able to use internal combustion (Purdy