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Words: otto, n.
; ...these palindromic lovers: Otto (she is Ana). As a name...19th- century German, Nikolaus August Otto - a name rich in irony...fumes are a far cry from otto: that is, a fragrant...Persian, but the OED cites otto first, by a margin of...
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Manipulating the automobile engine. (Column)
; ...thermal efficency. In the 1870s Nikolaus August Otto of Germany built a prototype that...automobiles have built alternatives to the Otto-cycel engine. These include steam...valve engine, relate closely to Otto's four-stroke design. Today, most...
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Anniversaries
; ...astronomer, 1710; Clara Anastasia Novello, soprano, 1818; Gustave Courbet, painter, 1819; Sir Edwin Arnold, poet, 1832; Nikolaus August Otto, inventor of the four-stroke internal combustion engine, 1832; Andre Derain, painter, 1880; Frederick Loewe, composer...
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Oil refining changes transportation, history, and ways of life. (History of Refining).
; In August 1859, Colonel Edwin L. Drake drilled the world's first successful oil...Advances came quickly during those formative decades. Auto pioneers such as Nikolaus A. Otto and Gottlieb Daimler developed reliable automobile engines. Oil industry...
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Diesel vs gasolina.(Automotriz)
; ...inventada por el ingeniero alemán Nikolaus August Otto en 1876. El motor de combustió...interna, basado en el llamado ciclo de Otto, es el que rige para los autom...externo. Los motores creados por Otto también son conocidos como...
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TIME OUT: Quiz of the Day.(Features)
; ...Beak's doggy friend in the ITV children's programme Small Time? 10. Who was the first British martyr? ANSWERS: 1 Nikolaus August Otto; 2 Bradford; 3 Alan-a-Dale; 4 The Sonoran or Gila Desert; 5 They are varieties of tea; 6 Real Madrid; 7 A scalene...
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coffee break: QUIZ OF THE DAY.(Features)
; ...friend in the ITV children's progamme Small Time? 10. Who was the first British martyr? ANSWERS QUIZ OF THE DAY: 1 Nikolaus August Otto; 2 Bradford; 3 Alan-a-Dale; 4 The Sonoran or Gila Desert; 5 They are verities of tea; 6 Real Madird; 7 A scalene...
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Motores: 2 siglos de desarrollo.(Automotriz)
; ...combustión interna. Otto, el gran creador Aunque...ingeniero alemán Nikolaus August Otto en 1876. El motor de...en el llamado ciclo de Otto, es el que rige para...Los motores creados por Otto también son conocidos...
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Der Komödiant von Wien
; ...Wolfgang Heinz und Erika Pelikowsky, Otto Tausig und andere. Paryla spielte in Mnchen...auch seine Shne und spteren Schauspieler Nikolaus und Stephan Paryla gehrten, nach dem Mauerbau...der Mtter Karl Paryla, geboren am 12. August 1905 in Wien, debtierte mit 19 Jahren...unter anderem unter Max Reinhardt ...
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Europe Sees Sales Growth for Diesel-Powered Cars.
; ...by much. In the last half of the 19th century, German Nikolaus August Otto developed the precursor to the modern four-stroke gasoline...who patented his engine in 1885. The Germans credit Otto-which rhymes with auto in English-with inventing the...
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