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INTERNAL FIRE: THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, 1673-1900

Author: C. Lyle Cummins Jr.

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368 pages

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Internal Fire is a bronze winner of a 2022 IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award)

Internal Fire is the captivating history of the internal combustion engine and the creative individuals who brought it to life. From gunpowder to diesel, the development of these early powerhouses has been recorded from all sides. The influences of new technologies, patents, and obtainable fuels, as well as a growing understanding of the very nature of heat itself, are all explored. 

Internal Fire is not intended as a textbook, but as the well-researched and readable chronicle of a mechanical servant that has greatly influenced life in the 20th century and beyond.

You will find in this comprehensive book:

  • Gunpowder and Steam
  • Air Engines Thermodynamics: Carnot Charts a Course
  • Patents: Origin and Influence
  • Internal-Combustion Engines: 1791-1813
  • Searching and Perfecting: 1820-1860
  • The Genesis of an Industry
  • Otto and Langen
  • Otto's Four-Stroke CycleBrayton and His "Ready Motor"
  • The Two-Stroke Cycle
  • Gas and Gasoline Engines to 1900
  • Oil Engines: An Interim Solution
  • Rudolf Diesel: The End of the Beginning

This book is a reprint of an important publication that was first published by the Society of Automotive Engineers in 1989. It is an authoritative and entertaining account of the evolution of the very early internal combustion engine. 

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Rodney Allen
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I enjoyed reading the book. It is well written and explains the history very well.

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James Wingert
Jim

Great book! It really goes into detail about all the inventors and their developments thru the early history of IC engines. I recommend it.

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DENNIS BILLADEAU
Internal fire internal combustion eng.1673-1900

This is a wonderful book for those who are interested in the evolution of the internal combustion engine.love this book

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William Radisch
Great chronicle of the how and why the IC engine was developed.

Lyle Cummings writes a good history book on who, how and why of developments in the engineering of internal combustion engines. Starting with the inventors, avaiable fuel and technology, need for working power leading towards a more advanced designs.

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Frank Schultz

good book

Customer Reviews

Based on 5 reviews
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R
Rodney Allen
RLA

I enjoyed reading the book. It is well written and explains the history very well.

J
James Wingert
Jim

Great book! It really goes into detail about all the inventors and their developments thru the early history of IC engines. I recommend it.

D
DENNIS BILLADEAU
Internal fire internal combustion eng.1673-1900

This is a wonderful book for those who are interested in the evolution of the internal combustion engine.love this book

W
William Radisch
Great chronicle of the how and why the IC engine was developed.

Lyle Cummings writes a good history book on who, how and why of developments in the engineering of internal combustion engines. Starting with the inventors, avaiable fuel and technology, need for working power leading towards a more advanced designs.

F
Frank Schultz

good book