This Day in Automotive History - Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir of Mussy-la-Ville, Luxembourg, in modern day Belgium, received a patent for his internal combustion engine on this day in 1860. His design
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FreightWaves Classics: Inventor of first practical internal combustion engine is largely unknown - FreightWaves
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FreightWaves Classics: Inventor of first practical internal combustion engine is largely unknown - FreightWaves
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