Emil Capitaine
Emil Capitaine (* 1861 in Eilenburg ; † 1907 ) was a German engine designer, inventor and entrepreneur. Capitaine became known in 1897 for his nullity suit against Rudolf Diesel for the authorship and invention of the diesel engine - Capitaine claimed Diesel's invention was his. Capitaine was creative and held several patents, including a. on a two-stroke engine with high compression (1889), a mechanical keyboard player (1890) and a motorized bicycle (1896). The Capitaine gas engine was used as a ship engine in the 1890s.
literature
- Emil Capitaine: The essence of invention . (1895) ISBN 978-116038-014-0 . Review in: General questions of technology. In: Polytechnisches Journal . 315, 1900, pp. 197-200.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johannes Bähr: The MAN. A German industrial history. CH Beck Verlag, 3rd edition 2010, ISBN 978-340657-762-8 , p. 170
- ↑ Patent US406160 : Gas engine. Registered November 14, 1888 , published July 2, 1889 , inventor: Emil Capitaine.
- ↑ Patent US429419 : Mechanical key board player. Registered October 3, 1889 , published June 3, 1890 , inventor: Emil Capitaine.
- ↑ Patent US572498 : Motor vehicle. Registered on February 24, 1896 , published December 1, 1896 , inventor: Emil Capitaine.
- ^ Fr. Freytag: The gas power machines at the II. Power and work machine exhibition in Munich, 1898. In: Polytechnisches Journal . 311, 1899, pp. 85-88.
- ^ Oswald Flamm: The entire German shipbuilding industry 1908. Salzwasser-Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-386195-090-5 , p. 102
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| SURNAME | Capitaine, Emil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Capitaine, Emile |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eilenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1907 |