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.
The chief benefit of a rotary engine is that it has no reciprocating mass. In plain English, this means the internal parts are all spinning in one direction, and unlike pistons in a conventional motor, they're not constantly changing direction. This reduces wear and tear, and is theoretically more efficient.