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Nicolaus Otto
Inventor of the internal combustion engine
Nicolaus August Otto (10 June – 26 January ) was a German engineer who successfully developed the compressed charge internal combustion engine which ran on petroleum gas and led to the modern internal combustion engine.
The Association of German Engineers (VDI) created DIN standard which says "Otto Engine: internal combustion engine in which the ignition of the compressed fuel-air mixture is initiated by a timed spark", which has been applied to all engines of this type since.[1][2]
Biography
Nicolaus August Otto was born on 10 June [3] in Holzhausen an der Haide, Germany.[4] He was the youngest of six children.
His father died in He began school in After six years of good performance he moved to the high school in Langenschwalbach[5] until He did not complete his studies but was cited for good performance.
His main interest in school had been in science and