On This Day In History: Samuel Morey Patents The Internal Combustion Engine – On April 1, 1826
AncientPages.com | April 1, 2017 | News, On This Day In History
AncientPages.com – On April 1, 1826, American Samuel Morey patented his “Gas or Vapor Engine†— the first internal combustion engine patent in the United States.
Morey was the son of a Revolutionary War officer, who was very interested in mechanical things. He began working on steam engines in the 1790s. Morey secured several conventional patents before his 30th birthday, then turned his attention to building a completely new engine type.
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