Born on this day, Sir Harry Ricardo, one of the foremost engine designers and researchers in the early years of the development of the internal combustion engine


Monday 26th January 1885

Born on this day, Sir Harry Ricardo, one of the foremost engine designers and researchers in the early years of the development of the internal combustion engine. He improved on the engines that were used in the first tanks, oversaw the research into the physics of internal combustion that led to the use of octane ratings, was instrumental in development of the sleeve valve engine design, and invented the Diesel pre-combustion chamber that made high-speed diesel engines possible.


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