Criticism of pseudoscience, generally by the scientific community or skeptical organizations, involves critiques of the logical, methodological, or rhetorical bases of the topic in question.
A+E Networks. The German engineer Felix Wankel, inventor of a rotary engine that will be used in race cars, is born on August 13, 1902, in Lahr, Germany. Wankel reportedly came up with the basic idea for a new type of internal combustion gasoline engine when he was only 17 years old.
Patents. 1  Beard, Andrew J. (June 12, 1890) Rotary engine. Patent application. 2  Beard, Andrew (May 8, 1891) Rotary engine. Patent application. 3  Beard, Andrew J. (January 25, 1892) Rotary engine. Patent application. 4  Beard, Andrew Jackson (September 20, 1897) Car-coupling Patent application. Patent No. 594,059.