Eugenio Barsanti
Italian engineer (1821-1864) · Italy · On the map · Scientists · Died at 42
Eugenio Barsanti, also named Nicolò, was an Italian engineer and Catholic priest who, together with Felice Matteucci, invented the first internal combustion engine in 1853.
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Their patent request was granted in London on June 12, 1854, and published in London's Morning Journal under the title "Specification of Eugene Barsanti and Felix Matteucci, Obtaining Motive Power by the Explosion of Gasses", as documented by the Fondazione Barsanti e Matteucci.
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Italy
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Scientists
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Lived 1821 to 1864 · aged 42
