François Isaac de Rivaz
Politician
1752 – 1828
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Who was François Isaac de Rivaz?
François Isaac de Rivaz was an inventor and a politician. He invented a hydrogen powered internal combustion engine with electric ignition and described it in a French patent published in 1807. In 1808 he fitted it into a primitive working vehicle - 'the world's first internal combustion powered automobile'.
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- Born
- Dec 19, 1752
Paris - Also known as
- Francois Isaac de Rivaz
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- France
- Died
- Jul 30, 1828
Sion
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on July 23, 2013
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