What is Niklaus Otto?
[[File:L-Verbrennungsmotoren1.png|thumb|left|Η ''Gaskraftmaschine'' του 1876]] [[File:Nicolaus-August-Otto.jpg|thumb|Nikolaus Otto]] '''Nikolaus August Otto''' (10 June 1832 – 26 January 1891) was a [[Germany|German]] [[engineer]]. He is the [[inventor]] of the [[internal-combustion engine]]. This engine was the first to burn [[fuel]] directly in a [[piston]] chamber. Up until his invention, all engines were external-combustion engines [[steam engine]]s and burnt their fuel in a separate compartment. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Otto, Nikolaus}} [[Category:1832 births]] [[Category:1891 deaths]] [[Category:German mechanical engineers]] [[Category:German inventors]] [[Category:Scientists from Cologne]]