On August 9, 1898, Rudolf Diesel was granted patent #608,845 for an “internal combustion engine” which was named after him “the Diesel engine”. There was…
Unmanned vehicles (UAV’s) are used for a number of purposes including reconnaissance, carrying and deploying payloads both lethal and non lethal, providing attack capabilities and…
On February 8, 1916, Charles Kettering received a patent for a self-starting automobile engine. Early automobiles required a hand crank for starting. Occasionally, when the…