Alphonse Beau de Rochas
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Alphonse Eugène Beau de Rochas was a French engineer. He was the first to patent the four-stroke engine in 1862, but he did not build one and the idea was subsequently developed by Nicolaus Otto and other engineers.
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FranceCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1815 to 1893 · aged 77
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