Internal Fire: The Internal-Combustion Engine 1673-1900

By Lyle Lyle Cummins, Lyle Cummins, Jr. Cummins, C. Lyle, et al.

Book Overview

Internal Fire, symbolizes the explosive release of a fuel's energy. The expansive force that it generates is transformed into productive work by a machine called an internal-combustion engine. Here is the story of how the engine came to be and the creative people whose lives were so entwined with the fruits of their labors. From gunpowder to diesel engines, these early powerplants are described in a down-to-earth manner as are the factors that shaped the course of their development. Interactions from other technologies, a consequence of patents, obtainable fuels and a growing understanding of the very nature of heat itself, are all explored. Internal Fire is not intended as a textbook, but a well-researched and readable chronicle of a mechanical servant so strongly influencing life in the 20th and now 21st century.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0917308050
• ISBN13: 9780917308055
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Carnot USA Books
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

A landmark

In my opinion this book should be read by all internal combustion engine nuts. If for no other reason then to find out who REALLY invented the 4 cycle concept and what let up to it, just a fun read.