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Siegfried Marcus

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German-Austrian inventor and automobile pioneer

ScientistsLived 1831 to 1898 · aged 66
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Siegfried Samuel Marcus was a German engineer and inventor, born in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He made the first petrol-powered vehicle, a handcart, in 1870, while living in Vienna, Austria. Marcus created a second vehicle in 1888/1889, but it is not known if he used it, and he did not develop it further.

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Blasting machine, "Wiener Zünder" (Viennese Igniter), 1864Blasting machine, "Wiener Zünder" (Viennese Igniter), 1864Marcus cart of 1870Marcus cart of 1870The second Marcus car of 1888/89 in Vienna’s Technical MuseumThe second Marcus car of 1888/89 in Vienna’s Technical MuseumMonument at Vienna Technical MuseumMonument at Vienna Technical MuseumGolden Cross of MeritGolden Cross of Merit

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Siegfried Samuel Marcus was a German engineer and inventor, born in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He made the first petrol-powered vehicle, a handcart, in 1870, while living in Vienna, Austria. Marcus created a second vehicle in 1888/1889, but it is not known if he used it, and he did not develop it further. Marcus' vehicles had no influence on the development of cars, and his experimental vehicles were regarded by some journalists as "impractical". However, Marcus is credited with developing the ignition magneto used in spark-ignition engines.

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Lived 1831 to 1898 · aged 66
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