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    In 1885 this man built the first car powered by an internal combustion engine. What was his name?

    Question #49299. Asked by badmztaz. (Jul 12 04 3:52 AM)


    wallib

    		Karl Benz

    Jul 12 04, 5:37 AM
    RickF

    		In 1860, Belgian-born engineer Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir invented and patented a double-acting, electric spark-ignition internal combustion engine fueled by coal gas. In 1863, he installed an improved engine (using petroleum and a primitive carburetor) to a three-wheeled wagon that managed to complete an historic fifty-mile road trip. This pre-dates Benz by over 20 years!

    Jul 12 04, 6:37 AM
    Ruby72251

    		In 1885, German mechanical engineer, Karl Benz designed and built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine.
    http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbenz.htm


    Jul 12 04, 12:34 PM

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