The first use of an internal combustion engine to power a car. The first use of spark ignition in an internal combustion engine. The first use of hydrogen as a fuel in an engine.
Date
Source
1804 patent in the Republic of Valais
Author
François Isaac de Rivaz 1752 – 1828)
English: Annotation:
A = Cylinder
B = Spark ignition
C = Piston
D = Balloon containing hydrogen fuel
E = Ratchet
F = Opposed piston with air in and exhaust out valves
G = Handle for working opposed piston.
Deutsch: Beschreibung:
A = Zylinder
B = Zundfunken
C = Kolben
D = Balloon mit Wasserstoff
E = Sperrklinke/Sperrhebel
F = Gegenkolben für Lufteinlaus und Abgasauslaus
G = Hebel zum bedienen des Gegenkolbens
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