Alphonse Beau de Rochas
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| Alphonse Beau de Rochas | |
 Alphonse Beau de Rochas
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| Born | 9 April 1815 |
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| Died | 27 March 1893 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | engineer |
| Known for | four-stroke internal-combustion engine |
Alphonse Beau de Rochas (1815-1893) was a French engineer who originated the principle of the four-stroke internal-combustion engine. His achievement lay partly in his emphasizing the previously unappreciated importance of compressing the fuel–air mixture before ignition. He accomplished this around the same time as German engineer, Nicolaus Otto.
[edit] References
- Ronald M Dell, David Anthony James Rand (2004). Clean Energy. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 0854045465.
