Most car enthusiasts associate the term “rotary engine” with Felix Wankel’s invention, developed in the 1950s and most ...

The world’s very first internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle wasn’t powered by gasoline but rather by hydrogen. Way back in 1807, Francois Isaac de Rivaz used a hydrogen-filled ballon to drive an ...

"No replacement for displacement" was the motto that produced some large powerplants during the exciting muscle car era. Nevertheless, this motto was taken to another dimension in the case of these ...

Since the first internal combustion engine fired up in the 19th century, engineers have been trying to push its limits. Each generation of technology has come with its own walls to break, whether it ...

"First issued 1923 ... new edition 1931." "The present volume is a revised and somewhat extended edition of vol. II of The internal-combustion engine published in 1923."--Pref. to new edition.